The Red Mansions

Chapter 659 Baochai: A mother is strong, even if she is not for herself, she must do it for herself

Chapter 659 Baochai: A mother is strong, even if she is not for herself, she must also be for...

In Sister Feng's courtyard, in the wing room, in the evening, golden sunset rays passed through the window and fell on Sister Feng, making the young woman Huaxin a little more peaceful and elegant than usual.

Jia Heng stared at the beautiful young woman who was looking sad, and said softly: "Sister-in-law Feng, the matter of Lian's second brother was sent to Guizhou because of the anger of the emperor and smuggling to the border town. King Zhongshun is aggressive, so I don't want to intercede to avoid suspicion."

Could he intercede for Jia Lian?In fact, it is possible, but it is easy to give people a handle.

At that time, he was not as powerful as he is now. If the crime happened after he surveyed Henan, even if he didn't need to intercede, Emperor Chongping would be lenient to Jia Lian, and there would be no pardon.

Now, once Jinkou is opened, it is unshakable, and naturally it will not be repeated again.

"Back then, it was not about Brother Heng's business. After all, it was fate, and it was my fate." Under Sister Feng's Liu Shao eyebrows, her bright and charming Danfeng eyes lowered her sad eyes, and she sighed softly.

Lian's second grandmother, who used to talk and laugh without restraint, even a bit aggressive, now looks like a wronged little daughter-in-law, with her head downcast and her face full of sadness.

Jia Heng was silent for a while, and he had nothing to do about this situation, he could only take one step and count it as one step.

Sister Feng was silent for a moment, perhaps feeling that the atmosphere was a bit strange, she turned her head to look at the account book beside her, handed it over, and said: "Brother Heng, don't talk about this, you go back and take a look at these account books, if there is anything you don't understand, you can Send someone to ask me."

Jia Heng raised his eyes and glanced at the vast night outside the window, and said in a low voice, "That's fine, I'll go there first with the account book."

As he spoke, he picked up the account book, because it was midsummer, and the clothes were thin and cool. Sister Feng was wearing a garnet red low-cut dress, and her figure was plump. After looking at it a lot, I picked up the account book, said goodbye to Sister Feng, and left the house where Sister Feng lived.

After Jia Heng left, Sister Feng sat alone on the chair next to the small table, her beautiful and bright jade face looked faint, she pinched the handkerchief in her hand, folded it on her knees, and unfolded it again, her cherry lips were slightly pursed, her beautiful eyes From time to time, there are thoughts and shame.

Where did Brother Caiheng cast his eyes?

Think she didn't see it?

Sister Feng spat lightly from the bottom of her heart, frowned her thin eyebrows, sighed faintly, lowered her eyes, folded the handkerchief in her palm and put it in her sleeve.

At this moment, Ping'er came in from the outside with a teacup, and said with a smile, "Grandma, here comes the tea, drink it."

Hearing Ping'er's voice, Sister Feng raised her brows slightly, her bright and narrow Danfeng eyes were full of embarrassment, and said angrily: "You little hoof, I just asked you to pour tea, where did you stumble, and you are only coming back now?"

Just now, probably because she saw her sad and weeping, the hoof was outside deliberately not to come in.

Ping'er picked up the teacup and put it down on the coffee table, and said with a smile: "Grandma, after I poured the tea, I suddenly thought that the pot of tea was not good enough, so I went to the storeroom to put new tea on it, so I came here, so I was delayed." .”

If grandma is really lonely and unbearable in the empty boudoir, it is better to find Uncle Heng than to find someone who will not be popular in the future.

Sister Feng sighed softly, and said: "Brother Heng, he just talked about Lian Er's matter, I couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable, just now..."

These words can be regarded as explaining why he was about to cry just now, but he didn't explain it in too much detail, because the more he explained, the more he wanted to cover it up.

Ping'er said softly: "Uncle Heng is a strange man. Although he looks a little strict on the surface, he actually knows the cold and the hot better than anyone else."

"You're not wrong to say that." Sister Feng smiled and nodded, then suddenly remembered something, raised her eyes to look at Xiang Ping'er, rosy as fire, and said with a smile: "Okay, you have really moved your heart." .”

Ping'er was like drinking fine wine, her cheeks flushed immediately, her jade face was as bright and charming as rouge, and she said softly: "What did grandma say? Besides, maybe someone is in love."

As he spoke, he glanced at Sister Feng strangely.

Seeing this gaze, Sister Feng's heart skipped a beat, and she cursed secretly, "Sao hoof", and didn't answer this crazy talk again.

Not to mention that the master and servant were talking, but said that the night was falling and the lights were on, when Jia Heng returned to Ningguo Mansion, he heard bursts of laughter coming from the inner hall.

Entering the hall, I saw Qin Keqing, Second Sister You, Third Sister You and Baochai surrounding a mahjong table, touching mahjong with smiles on their faces.

Jia Heng smiled lightly and asked, "Why are you guys so elegant?"

"Husband is back?" Qin Keqing put down the mahjong in his hand, let Ruizhu stand aside, and looked at the boy opposite with a smile.

Jia Heng nodded, and said: "I brought the account book from Sister-in-law Feng's side, and I'm going to look through it at night."

Qin Keqing stepped forward, glanced at the account books in Jia Heng's hand, and said: "I said that since those account books have already been read, there is no need to read them. She insisted that she must show her husband."

Jia Heng said softly: "She is a careful person."

Saying so, he sat down, looked at Baochai, and asked softly, "What do sister Xue think of this mahjong?"

Baochai's muscles and bones were smooth, and with a slight smile under her starry eyes, she said: "Brother Heng really has a wonderful idea. I played with it for a while, and felt that it was quite different from the previous domino game."

Does Baochai play dominoes?

He and Daiyu must have played together, and they can also drink orders and play dice, but the two of them don't play as often as Qingwen and the little girls below, and it is more of a social interaction with the elders.

For example, Jia's mother likes to play dominoes, and Sister Feng, Youshi, and Mrs. Wang often accompany Jia's mother to have fun. You can say dominoes and mahjong. You don't have to play dominoes, but you can't.

Jia Heng said softly: "I don't usually play these things myself, but your sister-in-law likes to play them."

Well, to put it this way, the invention of mahjong really took some well-intentioned efforts.

Qin Keqing's beautiful eyes were rippling, she rolled her eyes at the young man, and said softly: "I have nothing to do at home, it's just playing cards, talking or something."

If she didn't play cards, I think my husband wouldn't have time to "provoke" sister Xue. How many flowers and grasses were there that my husband messed with while she was playing cards?

Third Sister You smiled and said, "Sister Qin, it looks like it's time to turn on the lights, should we have dinner?"

Qin Keqing said softly: "It's getting late, Baozhu went to see if the back kitchen is ready."

At this moment, before Baozhu left, a nun came in from the outside and said, "Master, a Jin Yiwei called Liu Jixian from the outside came to look for you."

Jia Heng put down the teacup in his hand and said seriously, "I'll go right away."

At this moment, in the flower hall, Liu Jixian was sitting on a nanmu armchair, sitting upright, with a calm expression, and did not touch the teacup next to the small table.

After a while, I heard the sound of footsteps coming from the eaves of the outer corridor. Liu Jixian almost jumped up from his seat, bowed his hands to Jia Heng who entered the hall and said: "I have seen the governor."

Jia Heng said: "Follow me to the study to talk."

He led Liu Jixian into the study room, seated him again, and asked, "Tell me."

Liu Jixian took out a letter from the armband, handed it over with both hands, and said, "Commander, this is an intelligence letter sent by Qu Tongzhi from Shandong."

After the Kaifeng Rebellion, because the bandit lord Li Yanqing escaped alone, and there were many collusions between Shandong and the White Lotus Sect, Qu Lang personally led a team to Shandong to investigate.

And because of the meritorious service of winning Kaifeng, Qu Lang officially replaced Lu Jingyao under Jia Heng's recommendation, and was promoted to the commander of Jinyi.

Jia Heng took the letter from Liu Jixian, his face moved slightly, and by the candlelight, he focused on the words on it, his eyes gradually became serious, and he murmured: "White Lotus Sect has such a penetrating power in Shandong. Is there any connection with Yanshenggong Mansion in Qufu?"

Liu Jixian said: "Qu Tongzhi said so in terms of intelligence."

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, closed the paper and said: "Let Qu Lang send people to monitor closely."

Now is not the time to attack the Kong family, wait for a while, and collect all the information, and then wait for the fatal blow.

Jia Heng put down the letter in his hand, looked at Liu Jixian, and said, "I have already recommended you to the Holy Majesty as the Governor of Beizhen Fusi. You will take over the affairs of the Wei Mansion recently."

"Thank you for your humble post, Governor." Liu Jixian's heart was agitated and his voice was almost trembling when he heard the words.

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, and said: "The recent affairs in Beijing can be put aside for now. Tomorrow, I will go to Jinyi Mansion to gather a few thousand households to discuss spying on the enemy's situation in the north and east."

Spying on the enemy's situation in the north and east should be put on the agenda now.

"Yes, Dudu." Liu Jixian calmed down the excitement in his heart, and he clapped his hands.

After thinking for a while, Liu Jixian said in a low voice: "Commander, the Zhongshan wolf in Datong also sent some news recently, saying that he has contacted the Qiao family of Shanxi merchants in Shanxi and started smuggling grain and ironware to the grassland."

Sun Shaozu was sent to Jinyi Mansion's imperial prison for his involvement in the smuggling case of Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian's father and son. He was then threatened by Jinyi Mansion to go to Shanxi Datongwei to infiltrate the smuggled Shanxi merchants and collect criminal evidence of Shanxi merchants. It has been half a year now , has initially gained the trust of Shanxi merchants.

Because Sun Shaozu was originally a native of Datong, and his greed and despicable attitude hardly needed to be concealed, so he easily deceived Shanxi merchants.

Jia Heng nodded, and said in a deep voice, "Send someone to watch Sun Shaozu, and send a few more."

"Don't worry, the governor, everyone is watching secretly." Liu Jixian clasped his hands in response.

Jia Heng told Liu Jixian a few more words, and then let him go back, and then returned to the inner hall of the back house to see Qin Keqing, Baochai, Second Sister You, and Third Sister You.

Afterwards, after sitting down and having dinner, Jia Heng went back to the inner study to look through the account books, and seeing that there was nothing abnormal, he put the account books aside.

Then he took out a blank memorial and began to write the memorial for recommending Shi Ding as the governor of Henan, as well as the impeachment of some people in Liangjiang official circles who did not know the general situation and resell rice.

These memorials may not necessarily all be presented. If it is at the time of the court discussion, then the direct recommendation from the class is undoubtedly more convincing than the Shangshu.

Under a candlelight, the young man in green shirt with straight clothes had a handsome face and concentrated expression, he was writing in the notebook with a pen hanging on his wrist.

At this moment, Qingwen's voice came from outside the house: "Miss Bao, the uncle is in the room."

Jia Heng put down the brush in his hand on the pen stand, looked at Baochai who came Yingying, and said in surprise: "Why didn't Sister Xue play with them in the hall?"

"You didn't bother Brother Heng, did you?" Baochai's moist almond eyes overflowed with joy, and he said softly, "Sister-in-law Feng and sister-in-law Zhu are here to play mahjong with Sister Qin. Sister Qin asked me to come over and see Brother Heng's side." Is there anything missing or short?"

Jia Heng said: "Don't bother me, sister Xue come and sit down."

Saying so, she got up, stretched out her hand to take Baochai's fair-skinned jade hand, and sat down on the grand master's chair.

After a lot of talking and talking, Baochai and him are almost married.

Baochai's cheeks were slightly red, and she was sitting in Jia Heng's arms. Suddenly, the moist almond eyes under her beautiful eyebrows shone brightly, and she said in surprise, "Brother Heng is writing a memorial?"

"Well, it may be used when going to court." Jia Heng held Baochai's soft and slippery little hand, feeling extremely soft and greasy. One Baochai, one Yuanchun, and two cousins ​​were all plump. , Even if you don't do anything, it feels like hugging is a kind of enjoyment.

If holding two...

Well, what are you thinking about?

The girl was hugged by Jia Heng, especially with her hands on her lower abdomen, as if she was catching flesh.

Baochai's plump, white and greasy cheeks were already rosy red, beautiful and moving, but her gaze was attracted by the memorial on the mahogany desk, and she said softly: "Last time I saw "Chen He" written by Brother Heng in the mansion newspaper. "The Book of Things", the reading is fluent, with both reasoning and reasoning... This is the first time I have never seen the memorial that I just wrote."

Jia Heng said in a low voice, "The younger sister picks it up and has a look, so she can polish it for me."

Holding Baochai in his arms and letting him read the memorabilia concentratingly is a bit more elegant than adding fragrance to the red sleeves. Li Zhi asked Wu Mei to review the memorabilia, probably because he wanted to watch another scene.

Busy, busy, with a wave of sleeves, sweeping the tabletop, lifting up the dress, it's just a matter of one thing... or even double-tasking, busy at both ends?

Baochai stared at the eagle-hooked iron-painted handwriting on the memorandum, read the concise and concise words, her eyes sparkled, and love surged in her heart, and she said softly: "Brother Heng's memorandum is well written, I just look at it. They all felt that the words were smooth and coherent.”

In the original book, Baochai who could write "A good wind sends me to Qingyun by force", and Jia Heng, who was already an earl and military minister at a young age, is undoubtedly his ideal husband-in-law. It can be said that it is simply a dream General husband.

Jia Heng said: "It's all about the experience in the process of harnessing the river in the south. My sister is also from Jinling and grew up here. I should have heard from my aunt about the officialdom in Jinling."

The high scholars in Baochai Mountain are crystal clear and snowy, and they should also be quite insightful in political affairs.

Baochai thought for a while, weighed his words, and said softly: "I heard some things from my family, but our family is fine. We are doing business in the palace, and we don't dare to bully the government."

Jia Heng compared Baochai's little hand lightly, and said: "I know that my sister is capable. After passing through the door, she can manage part of our family's business outside."

Hearing this, Baochai's heart couldn't help bursting with sweetness, she leaned her beautiful head against the arms of the young man behind her, and said in a low voice: "Mom is in charge of the family's business now, and I don't care about me as a girl. Will do."

"I'm afraid I'll need help when my sister passes through the door." Jia Heng moved closer and kissed Baochai's plump and charming face, only to feel that her skin was moist and pink.

Baochai's brows and eyes were shy, and her moist almond eyes saw joy, and said softly: "Then I will listen to Brother Heng."

The two rubbed each other's ears for a while, and Jia Heng said softly: "There is one more thing I want to talk to my sister about."

The matter of Princess Xianning also needs to be explained to Baochai, otherwise, when she learns about it from others, if she doesn't say anything against her heart, it will affect the friendship between the two to some extent.

Baochai turned her face away, her moist almond eyes were filled with curiosity, and said, "Brother Heng?"

Jia Heng sighed and said, "Actually, I don't know how to tell my sister."

Seeing Jia Heng's hesitant expression, Baochai's heart tightened, and he had some guesses, and said softly, "Brother Heng, just tell me."

Jia Heng was silent for a while, then said: "It's about Princess Xianning."

After speaking, it was obvious that the plump and pleasant figure of the girl in her arms stiffened.

Baochai said softly, "Brother Heng, what happened to Princess Xianning?"

She guessed that Brother Heng went to Henan with that Princess Xianning, probably because he wanted to have amorous feelings. Sister Qin also said this before, so it's not surprising.

Jia Heng gently held Baochai's plump and soft cheeks, looked at Yanli's face, and said softly: "Sister, Princess Xianning's affairs are a bit complicated. I am now in charge of nearly 20 troops in the Beijing camp, and I will lead the troops to the north in the future." During the war, sister Xue has always had a delicate mind, so she should be able to guess what the palace thinks about me."

As soon as these words came out, Baochai's jade appearance suddenly changed, and a turbulent wave broke out in the heart lake.

This shrewd young girl understood the key points all of a sudden, but she was dubious about Jia Heng's words... well, actually.

Jia Heng said: "Of course, I don't hide it from my sister, and there are some reasons of my own."

Holding Baochai in his arms, he said, "After all, I feel sorry for Sister Xue."

Baochai's jade face was pale, she sighed softly, and hurriedly said: "Brother Heng, don't say that..."

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, then said in a soft voice: "Since the princess favors her, it is impossible for her to enter the house and be a minor under the status of the imperial daughter of the clan."

When Baochai heard this, her heart skipped a beat, as if her heart was being held tightly by someone. Can't the princess be a little girl?

That is Xiao Mo Huang Nv Ying, she and Sister Qin happen to be two people?

What about her?Where is she going then?

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, and briefly explained the key points of the concubine. When Baochai digested the news, he sighed and said, "I didn't expect such a thing to happen. If I knew it a long time ago, I would ask the palace to let you know." Li married my younger sister and me."

When Baochai heard this, Yurong, who was in deep thought, changed slightly, and said quickly, "Brother Heng, I..."

Jia Heng said: "Sister, there is still one thing to say that there can be three generations, not only the successor of the Ningguo Mansion, but also the successor of the Rongguo Mansion."

Baochai:"???"

The girl was taken aback for a moment, and her heart suddenly accelerated a little bit unbelievably.

Jia Heng said: "It is that both the Ningrong and the Rongfu are concurrent, it is just a theory now."

Speaking of this, she paused, and said: "But this is the method proposed by Princess Jinyang. She wants her daughter Princess Qinghe... If you are not sure, let's not talk about it."

When Baochai heard the words, her jade face was pale, and at some point, her misty eyes were dazed, why is there still a Princess Qinghe?

Jia Heng said: "Sister Xue, I want to ask my sister to be my main wife after I have made some more contributions. I don't need to be a concubine, just ask the palace to give me a marriage, and my sister promises me to be my main wife."

Xin Dao, since all the three households are married, is it okay for one of the eight households in Shenjing who has no heirs to do it?

Baochai's complexion was slightly stagnant, her eyes were absent-minded, she bit her cherry lips with her white teeth, and she didn't know what it was like, she said: "Brother Heng, I'm afraid this matter will not be so easy."

If there are no princesses or princesses, and the palace only grants marriages, they can also follow the example of Ehuang Nvying, which makes sense.

But now she is a princess, a princess, they all have concubines, even if she bestows marriage, which one is she considered to be the heir to?

Jia Heng took Baochai's jade hand and said: "Sister, this is only an expedient measure after all. One day, if I become the king of the county, I will definitely ask my sister to be my side concubine."

concubine...

The watery almond eyes under Baochai's beautiful eyebrows were absent-minded for a moment, and then met those warm eyes, and said softly: "Brother Heng, I follow Brother Heng, and I don't care about my status."

Just talking, the girl felt a soreness in her heart, which almost flooded her body and mind like a tide.

She has neither the love of husband and wife like sister Qin, nor the noble background of a princess or princess, so she probably can't be counted on as a regular wife.

Jia Heng hugged Baochai lightly, and said in a warm voice: "Don't worry, my sister. If I make more contributions, I will ask the palace for a marriage and give my sister an explanation. Even if outsiders have criticisms, they are just coming for me. The third house is already incompatible with the usual etiquette, so adding a marriage gift will only make it even more incompatible."

Compared to Daiyu...huh?What's wrong?

Well, in short, Baochai's status is actually not too difficult a problem. Before he became the county king, he was nothing more than asking for an imperial decree, and the imperial decree did not need to deliberately mention the status of the main wife and the issue of succession.

Because it is a gift of marriage, it is the radius of the universe, with its own rules, and the words of the imperial power are the most noble and supreme to quell the criticism.

As for at home, when the family lives behind closed doors, no one will really wrong Baochai.

The status of the official wife is nothing more than the issue of the title of the heir to the right of inheritance, but with him, if the two have children, whether they are generals in the army or take the road of imperial examinations, it is not a big problem.

Of course, the premise of all this is that he has made great contributions and made the emperor willing to issue an imperial decree, and people at that time really didn't pay much attention to these backyard affairs.

If one day he really becomes the county king, it is estimated that Baochai would rather be a side concubine so that the offspring born in the future will have the title of title, rather than being obsessed with being the regular wife of an ordinary imperial lady.

At that time, the problem will be solved by itself.

Development can be said to be a good way to solve all problems. If he... Even Xianning and Jinyang can have fame, the world will be taboo for the venerable, and turn a blind eye to the matter of the harem.

Hearing Jia Heng's words, Baochai's heart was shaken, her bright eyes that were somewhat gloomy were brightened again, and she clearly felt the will contained in the young man's words, tremblingly said: "Brother Heng just has such a heart. Name or not, I don't care."

Thinking that since she met him, she has been in love with each other, but she has not done anything for him. She and him are both young, and their status will always be resolved. Besides, who would have thought that there would be a rumor about it before?

There is always a way in the future.

Jia Heng pressed the girl's head to his heart, wrapped his arms around her plump waist, and said in a warm voice: "Since I promised my sister at the beginning, I will definitely not break my promise. Just don't worry, my sister will definitely let my sister enter Ningguo Mansion in eight sedan chairs. In the future, our children will not be troubled by the difference between mother and father."

When Baochai heard the words, she gave a nasty "hmm", and immediately her delicate body went limp, her jade cheeks flushed.

Her and Brother Heng's child?

That's right, being a mother is tough, even if she is not for herself, she must also be for...the child.

(End of this chapter)