The Red Mansions

Chapter 1464 Jia Heng: That will probably be when he truly dominates the world.

Chapter 1464 Jia Heng: That’s probably when he really… rules the world.

Shenjing City, House

In the wing with a light yellow curtain, the fire was blazing, the air was warm, and wisps of sandalwood were burning in the animal-head incense burner.

Xingzi nestled her plump body in Jia Heng's arms. They sat on a soft bed, and rays of sunlight filtered through the carved windows.

Jia Heng embraced the beautiful woman's graceful and delicate body, and felt an inexplicable joy in his heart. Between his fingers, the clouds and the sky changed. He whispered in Xingzi's ear, "Xingzi, what's the fragrance on you?"

Xingzi's delicate face was flushed on both sides, and she said with her childish eyes, "Jia Jun, this is the spice made by our royal family."

Jia Heng responded softly. He had only asked casually. At this moment, he put his hands into the collar of the clothes and felt it was soft inch by inch. It became increasingly tender between his palms and fingers.

As he spoke, he embraced the beauty and fell on the soft and fragrant bed.

Under Xingzi's willow-leaf brows, her beautiful eyes were sparkling and charming, as if there were soft waves rippling up. As she spoke, her head with long black hair like a waterfall lowered down, her white hands with slender fingers seemed to have grasped the future, her lips slightly opened, and then she was immersed in it.

At this moment, Jia Heng looked up at the phoenix embroidered pattern on the light yellow curtain, his eyes in a trance for a moment.

After an unknown amount of time, Xingzi quickly approached like a beautiful red snake with a lithe body, and looked at the young man in the python costume with a clear gaze. In her soft and tender voice, she said with a hint of cuteness, "Mr. Jia..."

Jia Heng raised his sword-like brows and looked up at Xingzi who was looking down at him, feeling a little inexplicably moved.

The skill of serving others in daily life is ingrained in my bones and I have learned it naturally.

I don’t know when, the autumn wind outside the window seemed to stop abruptly, and the branches of the sycamore tree in the courtyard swayed gently, and the bare branches seemed to pierce the endless blue sky.

Jia Heng gently hugged Xingzi's shoulders and asked, "Xingzi, have you received any letters from your hometown recently?"

Xingzi pressed her rosy cheeks against Jia Heng's chest, listening to the strong and powerful heartbeat. A sense of security surged in her heart, and she said, "I haven't received the letter from my younger brother from Edo two months ago, asking me how I am doing here."

When Jia Heng heard this, a mysterious look flashed under his sword-like brows, and he couldn't help showing a thoughtful look.

On the Japanese side, Prince Mu Sheng of Dongping County has already led his troops back, and Japan and Korea have resolved the issue.

Xingzi's eyebrows and eyes were extremely gentle, and her fair and rosy face was full of happiness and sweetness. She said in a trembling voice, "Mr. Jia, since I am Mr. Jia's man, I must follow my husband wherever he goes."

Jia Heng gently stroked Xingzi's round and soft shoulder and said, "Xingzi, why don't we have a child in the next two years?"

Xingzi looked at him blankly with her beautiful eyebrows, and her voice was trembling as she said, "Jia Jun, is it true?"

Can she really have Jia Jun's child?

Jia Heng said: "We must have a child, otherwise, what shall we do after a few years?"

When people reach a certain age, as women lose their youth and age, they are no longer popular with men, and children become their only emotional comfort.

Xingzi's cheeks blushed as red as clouds, and she said "hmm" in a mosquito-like voice, and her heart was filled with sweetness.

Jia Heng looked at Xingzi warmly, bent down and kissed the beautiful lady's plump, white, rosy face, and said, "Xingzi, I will teach you some secrets that are not passed on to you. You must study them carefully."

It was a rare opportunity for a woman to live a comfortable life here, and some of his fantasies from his previous life came in handy.

Xingzi's eyebrows were curved, and her white and shiny cherry teeth bit her pink and moist lips. She said, "Jia Jun, I will learn these."

Jia Heng whispered in the beautiful woman's ear and told her the secret.

Immediately, Xingzi's eyes seemed to blink, and that white and flawless face was already as red as fire, like clouds and brocade, her skin was slightly moist, bright and delicate, as if a gorgeous hibiscus flower was in full bloom.

Mr. Jia knows so much.

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After Jia Heng left Xingzi's house, he returned to Ningguo Mansion on Ningrong Street on a fast horse, surrounded by a group of Jinyi Guards.

Ningguo Mansion, Back House——

Jia Heng just returned to the backyard along a corridor with lacquered wooden railings. At this moment, Qin Keqing and Youshi were chatting with several female officials.

"Your Highness." At this moment, Third Sister You came to the front and greeted the young man in the python robe with a smile.

Jia Heng's sword-like brows concealed a smile in his eyes that were as warm as the rising sun. He stared at Third Sister You and asked, "Why is the house so lively today?"

"The palace's clothing bureau is preparing to tailor clothes for your measurements, and is purchasing the imperial edict's makeup." Sister You said with a bright smile on her charming and bright face.

Jia Heng's sword-like eyebrows slanted into his temples. He smiled and said, "You have to tailor the clothes to your body to avoid it not fitting."

The women in the Grand View Garden and the backyard of Ningguo Mansion have different figures and ages.

While Jia Heng was talking, he came to the pearwood chair in the hall and sat down. At this moment, a maid in bright clothes walked up to him, brought a cup of tea, and then slowly retreated.

Jia Heng picked up the teacup, took a sip of the steaming tea, and said, "Have you reported the names of the sisters who will be canonized?"

Qin Keqing said in a sweet and tender voice under her beautiful emerald eyebrows, "That's exactly what my husband meant."

Jia Heng nodded and said, "I have written a list and put it in the inner study. Have someone bring it over."

Just like the List of Gods, all the beauties in the backyard were listed and conferred the title of concubine one by one.

However, that will probably be when he truly... rules the world.

Jia Heng suppressed some inexplicable thoughts that were surging in his heart. His eyes were like dark water, flickering in the darkness for a few times before returning to calmness.

Qin Keqing's beautiful eyes were shining under her willow-shaped eyebrows. She looked at the young man in the python robe and said, "Husband, Fu'er and Momo are talking about you."

Jia Heng asked curiously, "By the way, why don't you see Fu'er?"

Qin Keqing smiled brightly and said, "I'm going to Hengwu Garden to play now."

Jia Heng thought about it, smiled, and said softly: "Then I'll go over and take a look."

As he spoke, he stood up from his seat and, without saying anything more, walked quickly toward the outer room of the courtyard.

It's a bit boring to watch a group of female officials making clothes here, and there's nothing else to say.

In the wing room of Hengwu Garden——

A light flake of snow could be seen on the clusters of dead vines and leaves all around him. A cold wind blew and the snow flakes fell down one after another, as if the sky was full of snow.

While talking, Baochai gently hugged Jia Fu's delicate body, while Daiyu hugged Jia Mo. The two little girls were cute, soft and fair, and they both liked them very much.

Baochai's emerald eyebrows were covered with watery almond eyes filled with joy and delight. She said, "Fuer, who loves you the most, mother or father?"

Just as the elders like to ask this kind of questions the most, Baochai is no exception. At this moment, she has already had some of the elders' aunt's smiles.

Jia Fu pursed her soft pink lips and said, "Daddy."

"Why is it that father loves you the most? Doesn't father often not see you?" Baochai said in a low voice with her eyes as clear as water under her emerald eyebrows.

"When Daddy teases me, Mommy gets angry with me." Jia Fu's plump and slightly delicate face was as bright as clouds, and her voice was full of tenderness and cuteness.

The two of them loved the child, and when they held the child in their arms, a faint scent of milk filled their nostrils, which made them feel inexplicably happy.

Under Daiyu's willow-like eyebrows, a hint of joy appeared in her bright eyes. She pursed her soft and rosy lips, pinched the chubby face of the little girl in her arms, and said, "Momo, have you missed your aunt these days?"

Because, the two of them are the same wife, but they cannot be considered concubines. However, there is some subconscious taboo in their usual addresses.

Jia Mo said softly, "I don't want to."

Daiyu: "..."

This bear kid...

Under Baochai's emerald eyebrows, her watery almond-shaped eyes were sparkling with dew, and she seemed to be smiling gently, which really made Daiyu feel a little unwilling to admit defeat, and she glared at Baochai with her starry eyes.

Daiyu's eyes were as bright as rainbows under her smoky eyebrows. She asked, "Who is Momo thinking about?"

Jia Mo pouted her rosy little mouth and said, "It's Daddy."

Daiyu nodded and said with a smile, "That's true. Children are still close to their fathers. Brother Heng can hardly see them a few times a year, yet he still nags about them like this."

Baochai smiled and said, "It seems so. I am closer to him."

It's not just these two daughters. He also only sees the women in the backyard a few times a year. Isn't it the same?

Fortunately, the world was at peace, there were no more major wars, and he had become a prince.

Thinking of this, Baochai's face, which was as soft and delicate as a pear, paused for a moment, and looked at Daiyu beside her, saying, "Sister Lin, the maid is here to measure your body and make your imperial clothes and makeup."

Daiyu's eyes sparkled under her smoky eyebrows. She said, "Didn't they say that the female officials would come over later?"

As she spoke, Daiyu's eyes sparkled with a frown, and she asked curiously, "Sister Bao, among the four concubines, has the last one been confirmed?"

Baochai was surprised when she heard this and said, "It seems to be the two sisters of the Zhen family."

Daiyu blinked her starry eyes and said, "That sounds a bit unexpected."

Baochai showed a complicated expression as she said, "The Zhen family in Jiangnan is also a famous and prestigious family. Although they have fallen into decline, they still have two princesses in the capital to help each other. I heard that they were pardoned not long ago and have been returned to Jiangnan."

Daiyu said, "So this is what Brother Heng is thinking?"

Baochai looked at the young man in the python robe and said, "There is no one else suitable in the mansion."

She is now a concubine, and Baoqin cannot become a concubine immediately after marrying in. If that happens, the Xue family will have two concubines, which is impossible.

Under Daiyu's willow-like eyebrows, her twinkling eyes were as soft as water. She asked, "Where's Sister Yun?"

Baochai heard this and asked, "How did Sister Lin know about Sister Yun... Sister Yun and him?"

"Humph, what don't I know?" Daiyu's bright eyes sparkled like water under her willow-shaped eyebrows. She snorted, and her beautiful face showed a hint of shame and anger. She said, "He is a playboy. That's how he got me and my sister."

As the couple got married for a long time, Daiyu also got to know someone's character.

Baochai smiled and said jokingly, "That's what a man should do. Don't be too angry, sister."

Daiyu snorted and said, "I am not angry. Sister, don't you know that Baoqin has also suffered from his evil hands?"

"Poisonous hands..." Baochai couldn't help laughing when she heard this, and said, "Sister, your tongue is as sharp as a knife."

At this moment, Jia Fu in his arms raised her rosy and chubby face, and her eyes, like black grapes, rolled around, crystal clear.

Jia Mo also snorted and said, "Auntie, are you talking about Daddy?"

Baochai's face, as white and delicate as a pear blossom, was already blushing like a rosy cloud, and her eyes were as red as fire. She said softly, "Sister, don't let the children hear it. When they grow up, they will remember it. If it goes on for a long time, it will not be good for the two children to grow up."

Daiyu was a little embarrassed at this moment, and said angrily, "I just said a few words to him, but he wanted to kill us sisters when we were little, and leave us all together when we grow up."

Baochai's face, as white as a pear blossom, was flushed with red. She said, "We grew up together as sisters, so there's nothing wrong with that."

"Sister, just indulge him. No wonder he likes you the most." Daiyu said with inexplicable joy in her starry eyes under her emerald eyebrows.

Under Baochai's emerald eyebrows, her watery almond eyes showed some concern as she said, "It's hard for others to control a man like this. Jealousy is one of the seven grounds for divorce."

"I have been with him since I was a child. How can he divorce me?" Daiyu said with an inexplicable joy on her beautiful face when she heard this.

In fact, in ancient times, many couples had been together since childhood, and their emotional bonds often spanned decades. Their friendship was deep and far beyond that of ordinary people.

Baochai's cheeks, which looked like pear blossoms, blushed as she said, "I won't divorce you, but aren't you worried that he will ignore you in the future?"

"He dares?" Daiyu couldn't help but raise her beautiful eyebrows, her sparkling starry eyes were full of shame and anger.

Who was pestering her in the first place?

If that day really comes, she...she will probably make a huge fuss?

No, she would vomit blood and die.

Thinking of this, the girl looked dazed, and a huge sadness suddenly surged in her heart.

Baochai smiled and said, "Okay, sister, you should control your temper."

This is often the case. Daiyu is still young and so pretty that people feel love and affection for her. But if she still has such a sharp and mean temper when she is older, Jia Heng will definitely feel disgusted and distance himself from her.

Daiyu's eyes were as bright as water under her willow-shaped eyebrows. She stared at the young man and said in a trembling voice, "No one can compare to my sister's gentleness and consideration."

As she grew older, Daiyu actually gradually became more knowledgeable.

Under Baochai's emerald eyebrows, her watery, bright almond eyes seemed to show a kind of open-mindedness that saw through the world. She said, "It's just that I know things a little earlier. When my sister has a child in the future, she will know it too."

Daiyu was silent for a moment, then turned to look at the little girl with a fair face who was biting her fingers. She didn't know what she was thinking of, her eyes were sparkling and her mood was inexplicable.

At this moment, the Immortal Crimson Pearl Grass couldn't help but think of the scene when she had her children. The sight of her children sitting in her lap and doting on her seemed to contain sweetness and warmth.

While the two were talking, the maid Xiren slowly stood up, walked a few steps quickly, entered the hall, and said happily: "Miss Bao, Miss Lin, the prince is here."

As they were talking, a young man wearing a black and red satin robe with golden and red silk threads came out from outside. He was tall and straight, like a pine tree. He stared at Baochai and asked with a smile, "What are you guys talking about?"

"Daddy~~" At this moment, the two little girls, Jia Fu and Jia Mo, heard the young man's voice, and called softly to the young man in the python costume, speaking crisply.

Jia Heng smiled and said, "Fuer, Moer, let daddy hold you."

As he spoke, he came closer.

Under Daiyu's dark brows that seemed to be curled and relaxed, her starry eyes looked at the young man in the python robe with affection, and her starry eyes were sparkling with joy.

Jia Heng picked up two cute little girls, one in each hand, and sat them down on a soft couch covered with a mattress.

Jia Heng looked at them intently and said in a gentle voice, "Sister Xue, Sister Lin, the people in the front yard are taking measurements to tailor clothes and ordering a jade crown and a royal edict."

Daiyu said softly, "I'll ask the female official to come over in a moment. Where did Brother Heng come from?"

Jia Heng teased his two precious daughters and said, "I went out to see Xingzi."

Baochai thought about who Xingzi was, and a dignified and gentle figure emerged in her mind. Then, she asked, "Brother Heng, is there nothing going on in the government office these days?"

Jia Heng smiled and said, "Everything is going well in the capital. Besides, I finally have some free time, so I will stay at home and spend more time with you guys."

He now looks like he is enjoying his retirement and playing with his grandchildren, but he cannot avoid being suspected by the officials in the court.

Baochai's face, as white as snow and as delicate as a pear blossom, showed a thoughtful expression. She said softly, "Brother Heng, Baoqin said that my uncle has arrived in the capital."

As Baoqin's cousin, she naturally knows a lot about Baoqin's affairs.

Jia Heng said, "I'll go and see her and tell her about Baoqin. The list of people who have been asked to be conferred the title of Madam has already been submitted."

Baochai's emerald eyebrows were like spring mountains, and her moist almond eyes showed some concern. She asked, "Where is Sister Yun?"

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, then said, "After the New Year, when Lord Shi returns to the capital, I will talk to him about it. We also need to talk to the old lady about it."

Baochai nodded and said, "Sister Yun is a daughter of a noble family. Although she is also a lady of imperial title, she is still treated poorly."

Of course, Baochai was just saying that. It would be absolutely impossible for her to really give up her status as a concubine.

Jia Heng smiled and said softly, "Sister Yun is innocent and doesn't really care about these things. You sisters grew up together, so you should get along well in the future."

Baochai was silent for a moment.

Sister Yun is innocent and naive, but she is actually very scheming.

However, I think the ladies of imperial decree are also divided into ranks. Sister Ruyun should be of the first or second rank, while others such as the two beauties of the You family are of the third or fourth rank. Those who were born as maids may be of the fifth or sixth rank, or the seventh or eighth rank.

This is the characteristic of secular people, dividing people into different classes.

Baochai is undoubtedly a worldly person.

Jia Heng turned to look at Daiyu, who had willow-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes and seemed to be thinking about something, and smiled and said, "Sister Yun and Sister Lin have been playmates since childhood, so they should stay together in the future."

He is now a prince. When he was a duke, he might not have been able to arrange for Xiangyun and Baoqin, but now it is just a matter of a word.

The so-called problems encountered in development should be solved in the process of development.

Daiyu snorted and said unhappily, "I have had many playmates since I was a child."

And the third and fourth sisters, are you holding them in your arms? Do you really think you are the emperor?

But even if he was an emperor, he still followed the rule of not marrying people with the same surname.

Jia Heng: "..."

Well, Lin Duidui is just the same as always.

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(End of this chapter)