Kunning Palace, bedroom
There are parasol trees in the moonlight and the evening breeze is blowing.
At the beginning of the night, the beauty in the bathtub raised her neck, and Qiong let out a grunting sound in her nose. After a while, Snow White leaned against the bathtub, and the wet edge of the bathtub showed a shallow ridge on the soft snow back. Gravure printing, water droplets falling from the showy neck.
The beauty's plump and graceful face, flushed and jade-red, adds a bit of splendor under the candlelight.
Empress Song narrowed her phoenix eyes slightly and looked at the red candles on the rows of tables not far away. The candles were burning brightly, and her tears were flowing. The beauty didn't know what she was thinking of, and she was stunned.
Immediately, a feeling of guilt surged deep in his heart.
What was she doing just now? How could she, the majestic Lord of the Sixth Palace, the supreme mother in the world, imagine...
The beauty's expression changed, and immediately a feeling of shame and resentment arose in her heart, she complained that the young man was peeking at her.
The beauty wanted to continue taking a bath, but her delicate body was as soft as silkworms. An unspeakable shame surged deep in her heart. She calmed down, held the bathtub with her two delicate hands, got up, took the stool and sat on it. I wiped myself with the towel I had put away.
As she bent over, her graceful curves were reflected on the screen, she took the dress and put it on.
Empress Song walked towards the inner chamber and called the female officials. After a while, with the sound of jingling rings, Danzhu led several maids to wait on Empress Song. She left the bathing place and came to the bedroom to sleep on the bed.
The beauty lay on the bed and couldn't help thinking about the court situation.
His Majesty is already old, and he is still eating and sleeping late at night. If this continues, many things will be difficult to say, but Ran'er has never been allowed to take charge of the East Palace.
Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, starting from Taizong, the seizure of heirs has been brutal, and during the Longzhi period, didn't it fall into the hands of his majesty who was neither his heir nor his eldest son?
Don't be careless about this.
Not long ago, I heard from my sister that there is a lot of customs tax and it would be great if my third brother could help.
But it was the little fox who proposed the customs. He didn’t recommend it and it wasn’t easy to operate.
That little fox is really...
Jianxi, how much grace is this? If she had stopped it in the first place, it wouldn't have happened.
Now that the little fox married Xianning and Chanyue as he wished, he didn't even feel grateful. He had been evasive to her in Kunning Palace before.
I just thought about it, why don't you worry about it, just serve your Majesty with filial piety? It's all nonsense, and his attitude is still unclear. Just like His Majesty's attitude, you don't know what he is thinking at all.
Queen Song's beautiful face changed, her beautiful eyes under the willow leaves' thin eyebrows were blank, and for a moment, she sighed quietly.
In the past two days, Ran'er still had to be told that after Xianning's marriage, he would have to go back and forth more often. He also had to help manage Xianning's recent marriage.
For some reason, the beauty was thinking about it, and suddenly she felt that the weather was unbearably hot, and her heart was on fire. It seemed that what she had just done was just to stop the boiling water and put out the fire.
And the little fox seemed to reappear in the lake of his heart, like a devil, gradually occupying the bottom of his heart.
At this moment, the female officer had already lit the incense and dispersed the mosquitoes, waiting for the light footsteps of the female officer to go away.
Empress Song felt hot and her heart was burning. After hesitating for a moment, he had no choice but to reach out and untie the shackles of his clothes as usual. His snow-white feet and ankles that looked like glass were brought together. The light flickered on the beauty's icy skin and her slender hands that were not painted with cinnamon.
As the empress of the world, she is dignified and dignified. Naturally, she cannot be like Sister Feng, a gentleman who is not different in nature and is good at fake things.
Otherwise, if it were known to others, or even spread to the ears of Emperor Chongping by some concubines vying for favor, it would cause a big commotion.
At this moment, Empress Song's eyelashes trembled and she closed her beautiful eyes. Her plump and gorgeous face was as red as fire. Her teeth bit her pink lips, as if she was trying her best to think of Emperor Chongping's face when he was young.
But as many years passed, that handsome, cold face gradually blurred, and gradually turned into a young man with sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes.
Queen Song's heart suddenly jumped.
I don’t know how long it took, but Empress Song’s bright and clear forehead was covered with beads of sweat. Her soft, snow-white body was trembling unconsciously. Under her thin eyebrows, her beautiful eyes seemed to be unopened, sucking in charm and sadness.
"Asshole." The beauty cursed in a low voice, not knowing who she was scolding.
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Grand View Garden
The sky is dotted with stars and the stars are vast, while the croaking frogs and cicadas are intertwined in the square courtyard, making the night more tranquil, while the summer night wind blows away some of the heat.
Jia Heng's face paused for a moment, and he looked at the mosquito net above his head. He was sometimes focused and sometimes scattered, sometimes far away and sometimes close. At this moment, it was somewhat similar, "I recall that when I was a child, I could open my eyes to the sun... cranes were chirping in the clouds, and I was happy for it. .”
In fact, there are people in Beijing who are good at ventriloquism.
In fact, deep down in his heart, Jia Heng is thinking about the current situation in the court or his own sphere of influence in the future.
The Beijing camp was too conspicuous and focused on maintaining the status quo. It was not yet time to cultivate cronies on a large scale, because the entire civil servant group or the emperor was also observing his integrity.
Then what can expand the political territory is personnel and finance.
The Jiangnan New Deal is a grand road on the surface. Once the four major New Deals are released, the world pays attention and shocks the north and the south. This can set up a political banner and reunite political forces.
The Royal Bank of the Customs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs is secretly in Chencang. If the Customs and Taxation Department is taken over by the Household Department, no one is more suitable than Lin Ruhai. When the time comes, he can be appointed as the Prince's Young Master to take charge of the Customs and General Taxation Department and be promoted to the cabinet.
Jinyang and even Xianning went to help manage the Royal Bank.
Well, does this count as stepping up the fight for class and power?
But today's "force" from Empress Song allowed him to see some development trends in this matter. These people may not be happy to see the two major financial sources of the Customs and Taxation Department and the Royal Bank being controlled by the Jia family.
These civil servants and Emperor Chongping cannot be regarded as fools. It is conceivable that fierce slander and suspicion will inevitably arise in the future.
As for the Royal Silver Number, before Chan Yue got married, Jin Yang and his relationship were not that close on the surface. Now after they got married, they are a family.
Empress Song will probably also join the Royal Bank.
And the customs, will Chen Cheng from the Ministry of Revenue also get involved?
Some things are not easy to block. It is not impossible for Queen Song to intervene in the customs.
Jia Heng thought about it, Zhen Lan and Zhen Xi were inexperienced and too rough after all. After a while, their cheeks became rosy and they were slightly delicate.
Zhen Lan looked at the young man with a sweaty face, a charming and enchanting look on his beautiful brows.
Zhen Lan's soft and delicate body came closer, clinging to the young man's body, and said in a trembling voice: "Brother Heng, you haven't told me how to share the same family."
Jia Heng said in a low voice: "As the name suggests, the tax on the land is converted into acres of land. In this way, the rich with more land can earn more land, and the poor with less land can avoid the embarrassment of childbirth. "
Zhen Lan thought for a while, her bright eyes flashed with thoughts, and she said seriously: "In the long run, the world's population will also increase."
Jia Heng pinched the girl's cheek and said with appreciation: "Sister Lan hit the key point right away."
He felt that the Han Dynasty was becoming more and more like the Qing Dynasty, where the sweet potatoes were flourishing and the crops were divided into acres... It took three years to complete the dynasty history of the Qing Dynasty for nearly a hundred years.
However, according to parallel time and space history, this time is indeed the Shunzhi period.
Under Zhen Lan Liu Ye's slender eyebrows, her eyes were as bright as water. She brought her pink lips close to him and whispered: "Brother Heng."
The girl clearly wanted to kiss Jia Heng now, but she also didn't dare.
Jia Heng's expression paused slightly. Kissing him at this time was too much.
He gently stroked the girl's shoulders, the soft skin flowing between his fingers, and said: "Sister Lan'er was very tired just now, let me take care of you."
Zhen Lan: "???"
Not understanding what he meant for a moment, Fangxin looked at the young man expectantly and shyly, and then she was dumbfounded.
This... Brother Heng, how much does he like her?
The girl's face was as red as rouge, and her heart suddenly felt moved. She endured the shyness in her heart and said in a trembling voice: "Brother Heng, I'm not worthy."
I don’t know how long it took, the stars disappeared in the summer night, the frogs croaked and returned to peace, and Jia Heng also fell asleep hugging Zhen Lan and Zhen Xi who were curled up in a ball.
Grand View Garden, Qichi Garden
The next day, golden morning rays shone on the houses in Qichi Courtyard. The scorching summer heat gradually began to set in, while the sycamore trees in the courtyard swayed in the wind.
Jia Heng opened his eyes, suddenly woke up, and couldn't help but turn to look at Zhen Lan and Zhen Xi beside him.
Zhen Xi's sleeping face is exceptionally peaceful. Her face is as red as a red apple, sweet and delicious, her eyelashes are curved, and her nose is white and small.
In fact, Zhen Xi has a standard oval face, flat eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes. Her lines look gentler and quieter, and her temperament is somewhat similar to Zhen Xue.
Jia Heng turned to look at Zhen Lan. The girl put an arm on his chest and was sleeping soundly.
Zhen Lan has an oval face, with curved eyebrows, slender eyes, a straight nose, thin lips, and a pointed chin, giving her a slightly mean and cold look.
The two sisters have faces the size of a palm. They are nourished by the water town in the south of the Yangtze River. Their skin is fair and can be broken by blows.
Jia Heng stood up, and the girl next to him suddenly let out a "嘤咘嘤" sound, her eyelashes trembled for a moment, and then she regained her consciousness.
"Brother Heng, you're awake." Under Zhen Lan's eyebrows, her bright eyes looked at the young man with overflowing joy, and her voice was sweet and sweet.
She wanted to see Brother Heng every day when she woke up.
Jia Heng stared at the girl. His eyes were the windows to the soul. He could feel the sincere joy that surged from the spring last night. It was obvious that the intimacy last night had an extraordinary weight in Zhen Lan's heart.
However, this is only part of the plan.
"Well, it's three o'clock now, so get up early." Jia Heng looked at Zhen Lan, who had beads of sweat on his forehead, stretched out his hand to wipe it away, and said, "It's all sweat."
On such a hot day, although there are ice chambers in all directions melting to cool off the heat, no matter how beautiful the flowers are, it’s still a bit hot to hug her all night long.
It's so hot that I can't bear to leave him. I can only say that I feel attachment and admiration at the same time.
Zhen Lan's beautiful face flushed slightly, feeling the boy's favor, her heart filled with sweetness, and there was a trace of charm between her cold eyebrows, and she said: "I will wait for Brother Heng to change."
Jia Heng responded with a "hmm", then gently patted the red-faced girl who had closed her eyes and fell asleep, and said: "Sister Xi'er, get up, the sun is shining on your butt."
Zhen Xi made a "squeak" sound, her cheeks turned red with embarrassment, she rubbed her eye sockets with her two white hands, and said softly: "Brother Heng, you're awake."
Speaking of which, how do you take pictures of her?
Jia Heng got up and got off the bamboo couch with his clothes on. Zhen Lan and Zhen Xi were also wearing rustling skirts behind them.
After washing his face in the copper basin made by the maid, Jia Heng came to sit down next to the mahogany desk. He ordered the maid to prepare warm water for bathing and breakfast, and then found a book to read.
"Brother Heng, are you still busy today?" Zhen Lan tied a few buttons on the skirt of her skirt and planned to go to the dressing table to dress up. She asked the young man with a happy face.
For two consecutive days, Brother Heng stayed in Qichiyuan. Although he and she were not actually married, she could be considered to have a close relationship with him these two days, especially last night, it was almost like a couple.
It is more likely that she will become a concubine in the future.
Jia Heng opened a page of papers and said, "I may go to the capital. Today, Eunuch Xia from the palace will bring people over to talk about the wedding."
He felt that Zhen Lan had begun to cling to him, or that Zhen Lan still had a love mind at this time.
But no matter how sweet it is, it won't take long. If the girl doesn't get what she wants, she will...after all, she paid by mistake.
This is woman, her desires are insatiable.
Zhen Lan said "Oh", her heart felt a little sad for a moment, and she simply pulled up a woman's bun in front of the bronze mirror, but heard the young man say: "Sister Lan, don't pull up a woman's bun."
Hearing this, Zhen Lan pursed her pink lips and stared at the young man.
What does it mean.
Jia Heng came to the girl and whispered: "It won't be too late to tie up your hair after sister Lan'er marries me. Sister Lan'er will look better in a girlish bun."
The hair is tied up in a bun, revealing a smooth forehead. Not everyone can pull it off, even the graceful and gorgeous faces of Jin Yang and Empress Song.
But after Qing became pregnant, her plump cheeks, which were originally as beautiful as a hairpin and a pair of hairpins, became more beautiful and fragrant, and it was okay to comb them.
The girls in the garden, with the exception of Feng Wan, who is already married, have such hairstyles on their small faces, they always have the feeling of... children combing their hair like adults.
Especially Baochai, it doesn't look good with her forehead exposed.
"I listen to Brother Heng." Zhen Lan said "Oh" with a slightly sweet heart.
It turns out it's because she looks good with her hair in a girly bun.
Zhen Lan finished dressing and washed herself under the service of the maid.
Jia Heng came to the desk at this moment, took a blue-booked note, and asked, "Is this written by sister Lan'er?"
It is clearly a reading notebook, which records some experiences of reading history. The record is "History of the Ming Dynasty".
Zhen Lan came slowly. The girl had not put on her makeup and looked like a hibiscus. She could not hide the charming look of a bride in the corners of her eyebrows and eyes. She chuckled and said, "When I was at home, I read history books and gained some insights." , just wrote casually."
Zhen Xi also washed up at this moment. The little girl was a little sleepy, and there was still a little tiredness in her eyebrows. She washed her face, and her beautiful face was white and rosy, and water could flow out of it with a gentle pinch.
Jia Heng flipped through the pages one by one and asked in surprise: "Is this written by Sister Lan the reason why the founding monarch of the Ming Dynasty indiscriminately killed heroes?"
No wonder her political literacy is not low. She is the most popular girl among future generations of military history enthusiasts.
Jia Heng read it with great interest, looking at the beautiful handwriting on it, which contained some thoughts and feelings. Reading the text felt like having a conversation with him.
Under Zhenlan Liuye's slender eyebrows, her eyes were as full as water, and she said in a clear voice: "I have been thinking about this matter recently, and I feel that the four major cases in the early Ming Dynasty were so tragic, and the massacre of heroes was unprecedented throughout history, but Suffering from the usual lack of anyone to talk to, fortunately Brother Heng is back. The founding king of the Ming Dynasty massacred the heroes, but the four princes, eight princes, twelve princes and other founding heroes of this dynasty have not committed a single crime. This section alone is enough to show that this The pattern of Emperor Taizu of the Chao Dynasty was especially superior to that of the previous Ming Dynasty."
Jia Heng said: "It's different. After the founding of this dynasty, following the legal systems of the Song and Ming dynasties, and integrating the good laws of the Han and Tang dynasties, although Wu Xun was given preferential treatment, there was also a lack of checks and balances. In fact, if Zhu Biao had not died early, there might not have been any in the early Ming Dynasty. Such a brutal massacre, and among the founding nobles of the Ming Dynasty, many of the heroes who contributed to the Jingnan died a good death. As for this dynasty, Taizu's magnanimity and magnanimity were far ahead of the previous generations, which is really unparalleled by ordinary people."
The latter sentence is politically correct. Taizu Chen and Han united the generals to the greatest extent because of their weak foundation, coupled with the maturity of civilian politics.
Zhen Lan's eyes sparkled and she asked: "Brother Heng, how do you think Wu Xun can be a fellow countryman and keep his family reputation intact? Don't end up like the Niu family who died and was expelled."
Jia Heng said softly: "Serve your Majesty with caution, or transform into a civil servant, and the world cannot have military affairs for a long time. When political affairs come up again, generals need to study more. They can not only assist the king in conquering the four directions in wartime, but also help the pastors in peacetime." Guard the people.”
Zhen Lan asked: "So Brother Heng came up with these new policies?"
Jia Heng took the girl's bare hand, sat in his arms, and said softly: "Sister Lan is so smart, she is even better than men, and she is not afraid of not being able to get married."
Listening to the man's doting praise, Zhen Lan felt sweet and said shyly, "That's why I can only marry Brother Heng."
Zhen Xi finished dressing now and looked at the two people who were hugging each other again. Thinking of the absurdity last night, she blushed and said softly: "Brother Heng, Sister Lan, it's time for breakfast."
Jia Heng and Lan Xi finished their breakfast chatting and laughing, then left the courtyard and went to the front yard without staying in Qichi Courtyard.
At this time, all the buildings in the front yard of Ningguo Mansion were already busy, with maids and servants walking through the corridors, taking care of the masters of each room.
Qin Keqing, accompanied by Third Sister You, finished breakfast and walked slowly in the corridor to eat.
Jia Heng came to the study room in the front hall, looked at the girl in a green skirt, and called out softly.
Chen Xiao put down the tea cup in his hand, looked Jia Heng up and down, and said: "Over there in the northwest, the flying pigeon sent a message that the Prince of Xining County has led the soldiers and horses of Xining Mansion out of the city to conquer Gu Shihan's more than ten thousand men. Erji Department.”
Chen Xiao is a special being in the mansion. Even Zhen Lan in the backyard knows that Miss Xiao and Jia Heng are inseparable.
Jia Heng said: "What are the recent movements of Donglu? Have you found any traces of Jurchen high-level officials in Qinghai?"
Chen Xiao's eyes were a little deeper and he said coldly: "It's Yue Tuo. It's Yue Tuo who is going to Qinghai Mongolia. This is a secret report from Liaodong. In addition, Zhongshan Lang has gone to Shengjing to meet Dorgon's brother Azig." Got on the line.”
Although Sun Shaozu was reluctant to go deep behind enemy lines, he could not withstand Qu Lang's coercion and inducement, so he led the Qiao family's daughter to "escape" to Liaodong to lurk.
Of course, according to the rules of the Jinyi Mansion, this line of information did not overlap with the line of information from Calabash Monk Wei Guang, so the two lines of information were used to support each other.
Jia Heng said in a low voice: "Yue Tuo is a man of unparalleled intelligence. If he goes to Qinghai like this, the people from the Prince's Palace of Xining County are no match for him."
Among the high-ranking officials of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, there were many outstanding generals, but only two of them were resourceful and wise generals, one was Duduo and the other was Yue Tuo.
Chen Xiao said: "Then what are you going to do?"
Jia Heng said: "Let's take a look at the situation. We can't send out troops now."
While the two were talking, a maid reported: "Master, there is an eunuch in the palace, saying he was sent by the Queen."
Jia Heng's face paused slightly, knowing that Xia Shouzhong was here.
At this moment, Xia Shouzhong was already sitting in the flower hall in the front yard, with several eunuchs accompanying him behind him.
Xia Shouzhong looked at the painting in the central hall of Ningguo Mansion, his eyes flashed, and he was thinking about how to elaborate on the marriage between his niece of the same race and the second master Bao of Jia's West Mansion.
If it weren't for the worry of being blamed by the empress, even if my niece became a concubine for Duke Wei, it would be a high ranking.
The Xia family were merchants in Beijing. Through Xia Shouzhong's relationship, they took over some business of the Osmanthus Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Beijing.
At this moment, rapid footsteps came from outside.
Xia Shouzhong stood up and looked at the boy in python suit. There was a smile on his fair and beardless face. However, the eunuch had a feminine temperament and his smile was a little scary. He cupped his hands and said, "Duke Wei."
"Eunuch Xia came to the door, but he didn't come far to greet him." Jia Heng raised his eyes and looked at the old eunuch without hesitation, and greeted him with a smile.
This is the head eunuch next to Queen Song. He is in charge of the internal affairs of the Sixth Palace. He would rather offend a gentleman than a villain.
Xia Shouzhong had a smile on his fair face and said, "Duke Wei Guo has ruined our family."
The two of them finished their greetings and sat down again.
Xia Shouzhong said with a smile: "Duke Wei, the Queen gave special instructions. Duke Wei had an interview yesterday, and now he has some free time, so he sent our family over."
The wedding is coming in a few days, and the various etiquette procedures are much more complicated than the Yuan Chun wedding in the original work.
Jia Heng sighed: "Let the Queen worry about it."
In fact, Empress Song was really worried about what happened between him and Xianning. How about she treat her better when they meet again later?
Xia Shouzhong picked up the red paper towel from the side table, with a smile on his face, and said: "This is the process of getting married on the middle of the month. Duke Wei will take a look first, and we will explain it one by one later."
Jia Heng took the paper, thanked him, and began to read it on the spot.
The process of recruiting, welcoming, and wedding is quite complicated.
Jia Heng already knew and remembered people. After browsing through them, he had already memorized some of them, and then asked Xia Shouzhong about some vague details.
Xia Shouzhong answered everyone one by one with a smile on his face.
Unknowingly, it was noon, and Jia Heng wanted to host a banquet and accompany him in person. Such hospitality from a favored duke undoubtedly gave Xia Shouzhong, the eunuch in charge of the Sixth Palace, face, and made Xia Shouzhong smile. Not from ear to ear.
During the dinner, Xia Shouzhong said with a smile: "Mr. Wei Guo, our family actually has something to invite you to do. I don't know what Mr. Wei Guo means."
Jia Heng put down the wine cup in his hand and asked, "Eunuch Xia, please speak."
Xia Shouzhong smiled and said: "Before our family entered the palace, there were people from the same clan who came to the capital to do business in flower gardens and fine trees. They had an adopted daughter, whose maiden name was Jingui. She is still in the boudoir, and she has a beautiful face. Gentle and virtuous, I heard that the second master of your mansion, Bao, is not yet married, so we have the audacity to act as a matchmaker and betroth my niece to the second master of the Rongguo mansion."
When Jia Heng heard this, his expression remained unchanged and he said in deep thought: "This matter..."
Xia Jingui is a particularly vicious woman. She can be said to be the female version of Sun Shaozu. If such a person comes to Jia's house, she will undoubtedly be a black sheep. I'm afraid it won't take long for the Rongguo Mansion to become restless.
Of course, he has a way to suppress Xia Jingui.
At first, he had thought of luring Xia Jingui to suppress Mrs. Wang, but as he was granted the title of Duke of the country and married to the princess and the princess, his mentality also changed a bit.
Instead, he did not want to lure Xia Jingui into the Jia family.
After all, Baoyu's crime would not lead to death, and Yuanchun also had his heart set on him, and in order to stay with him, he had to become a monk.
When I think of Yuanchun, I can't help but think of that plump and soft beauty like a big white goose. I have been thinking about it for so long.
But he couldn't refuse. Jia Heng thought for a moment and said, "Eunuch Xia may not know something. Baoyu's marriage is in charge of the old lady of Jingxi Mansion, and I can't make the decision."
When Xia Shouzhong heard this, the smile on his face froze, and he pretended to be surprised and asked: "If Duke Wei is acting as a matchmaker, Mrs. Rongguo won't care about her, right?"
Jia Heng shook his head and said: "Eunuch Xia doesn't know the situation of my family. The old lady dotes on Baoyu especially. No one else can make the decision on Baoyu's marriage. Only the old lady can make the decision. And the old lady is old. I can't It goes against the wishes of the elderly in this matter."
Hearing this, Xia Shouzhong was silent for a moment and murmured: "What should we do?"
Are you too shameless to promise your niece to be a concubine to the young man in front of you? This fell into the ears of the Queen and Concubine Rong, and he couldn't bear to eat it.
In this case, how to get hold of the new rich Jia family?
Jia Heng pondered: "How about this, Eunuch Xia goes with me to Xifu to meet the old lady, mention this matter and see the old lady's attitude?"
Needless to say, Jia Mu would definitely refuse.
Without him, the Xia family's background is too low. The Jia family does not mention the family background of the Duke. Jia Zheng is also a fourth-rank imperial official. She is a merchant girl. Not to mention the Xue family, even the Xue family, Jia's mother may not think highly of her. .
Daiyu was arranged from the beginning. Jia Mu obviously had a sharp eye and a good taste in goods. She was a prince of several generations and was born in Hanlin Academy.
But if it were Mrs. Wang, she might not be tempted.
When Xia Shouzhong heard this, he beamed with joy and said with a smile: "Mr. Wei Guo, let's go and persuade the old lady."
As the two of them talked, they did not drink any more, but headed to Rongguo Mansion.
Second, don’t wait, I can’t finish writing.
(End of chapter)
