The Red Mansions

Chapter 1461 Jia Heng: There really isn’t enough to go around.

Chapter 1461 Jia Heng: There really isn’t enough to go around.

Ningguo Mansion, Grand View Garden, Nuanxiangwu

The wind outside was freezing, but the room was warm as spring, with a fresh and warm fragrance silently dissipating.

Jia Heng looked intently at Xichun, who had a pretty face, took a sip of tea, and then smiled without saying a word.

Xichun's pretty face was already as red as clouds and brocade. She pursed her lips and said, "Why did Brother Heng say that?"

As the girl spoke, her voice gradually became so faint that it was almost as faint as a mosquito or fly.

Obviously he knew what he was doing and was testing the boy's feelings.

For a girl of this age, any disturbance in love affairs is undoubtedly quite embarrassing.

Jia Heng sighed with a look of regret and said, "It would be better if Sister Xichun's surname was not Jia."

When Xichun heard this, her heart was trembling. She lowered her head gently, holding a piece of pink silk handkerchief in her hand, stirring it gently.

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, then looked at the shy girl with a warm smile and said, "Fourth sister, if you have someone you like, you can tell me."

Xichun's expression paused slightly, and she said "hmm" softly, with a layer of shyness covering her brows.

She has someone in her heart, doesn't he know who it is? He is so smart.

Jia Heng picked up a cup of tea, took a sip of tea, glanced at the sky outside, and said, "Fourth sister, it's getting late, I'll go back first."

Xichun's eyebrows were trimmed, her clear eyes were filled with reluctance, her pink lips moved, and she asked, "Brother Heng, why don't you sit for a while?"

Jia Heng said, "I won't sit down. There's nothing to do here."

The main reason is that Xichun’s current state is too dull, and he can’t always be frivolous, otherwise he will appear too greasy.

Xichun looked at Jia Heng with her bright and clear eyes under her beautiful eyebrows, like condensed dew, and said, "Brother Heng, how about you teach me how to paint?"

Jia Heng was stunned for a moment, and said, "Sister Xichun, I won't do that."

"When I was a child, Brother Heng taught me to paint." Xichun lowered her delicate head with long black hair like a waterfall. Her clear eyes beneath her quiet and beautiful eyebrows were filled with remembrance and memories of the past, and she spoke softly.

For the girl, those childhood events happened only four or five years ago, but they are the few warm memories she has.

Jia Heng took Xichun's slender hand and whispered, "Let's go."

Xichun's face, as pure as frost, blushed as rosy clouds. She followed Jia Heng to the lacquered wooden desk and sat down on the pear wood chair.

Jia Heng picked up the paintbrush and sketched back and forth on a piece of spread-out rice paper. At this moment, the girl almost curled up in Jia Heng's arms, and her youthful and beautiful aura flowed freely in his arms.

At this time, Ruhua's face, as white and smooth as jade, blushed. She came out of the room, stood under the eaves, and looked at the wind for the two of them.

Jia Heng held Xichun's bare hand, held the brush, and sketched a full moon, the moonlight was bright and white like silver.

Suddenly the brush fell and stained the white rice paper.

Xichun turned her rosy face and said, "Brother Heng, the brush fell, um~"

Before he could finish, he saw a dark shadow approaching, and the young man rushed over in an instant.

Xichun's heart trembled violently under her beautiful eyebrows, and her delicate body suddenly felt hot like fire.

How could he do this...

At this moment, the girl didn't care about anything and was lost in the gentle torrent.

Soon, the girl felt her body trembling. It was clearly the small lotus leaves in front of her that had just shown their pointed tips, swaying gently in the wind.

The young girl, who was in her prime, let out a moan and collapsed in the boy's arms.

Just like that, after a while, Jia Heng relaxed gently, with a rich fragrance like orchid and musk surging in his nostrils, and his heart was inexplicably confused.

As Jia Heng spoke, he hugged the girl's delicate body, which became more and more slender as she grew older, and whispered, "Sister Xichun, you have really grown up."

Xichun's flawless face was as red as the clouds, her delicate body collapsed into a ball, and she said in a trembling voice, "Brother Heng."

How will she get married in the future?

Jia Heng looked at the naive girl and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xichun said: "Brother Heng...should I become a monk?"

Jia Heng wanted to tease her, so he whispered in the girl's ear, "You should also go to Longcui Temple to take care of your pregnancy."

Xichun screamed "Ah!" and her heart trembled with fear, and her delicate and pretty face became hot as fire.

Jia Heng looked a little strange, and gently embraced Xichun's slender hands, saying, "Okay, it's okay, you are still young."

At this moment, staring at the shy girl, I couldn't help but think of what Xichun said to Youshi in the original novel, "I am a pure and innocent person, be careful not to lead me astray."

Well, now it’s really a bad idea.

Who knows, maybe one day in the future, Xichun and Youshi, the sister-in-law, will be able to sleep in the same bed?

When Jia Heng thought of this, he quickly cleared his mind of all distracting thoughts.

He has been getting more and more ridiculous lately.

After this intimate contact, Xichun's head was obviously a little dizzy, and a look of joy appeared on her beautiful face.

Jia Heng didn't flirt with the girl too much. He just lingered for a while, looked at the girl intently, and said, "Okay, it's getting late."

Xichun also woke up from her trance at this moment, her eyes were as bright as water, and she said reluctantly: "Then Brother Heng, take care."

Jia Heng hummed softly, then left the room without saying anything else.

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Jia Heng sat in the room where Xichun was for a while. When he came out of the room and looked up, he found that it was already evening. The setting sun shone down and fell on the eaves of the corridor, as if covered with a layer of evening light.

At this moment, in the courtyard where Qin Keqing was——

Qin Keqing was holding Jia Fu in her arms, and sitting on an embroidered cushion below her were You Erjie, You Sanjie, and Youshi.

At this moment, the whole room is full of paper airplanes.

Jiafu seemed to be tired from playing. Her rosy face was covered with a layer of rosy red. She asked, "Mother, where is Daddy?"

Qin Keqing said, "Your father has something to do."

Jia Fu pursed her bright red lips, looking a little unhappy, and said in a soft voice: "Daddy, why is there something going on every day? You said you would play with me."

Third Sister You smiled and joked, "Because Fu'er has many concubines."

Qin Keqing rolled her eyes at Third Sister You, chuckled, and said, "Okay, stop teasing her all the time."

Then, the beauty looked at the dark sky outside and said, "It's getting late now, my husband should be back soon."

Because before Jia Heng left, he told Qin Keqing that he would come back in the evening to accompany Youshi, You Erjie, You Sanjie and others.

At this moment, the maid from the outer room entered the hall and said, "Grandma, the prince is back."

As Jia Heng was conferred the title of Prince, the servants in the mansion began to change the way they addressed Jia Heng.

While everyone was talking, they looked at the young man in the python robe. After a while, a young man was seen coming out from outside with a happy look on his face.

"Husband, you're back." Qin Keqing looked at the young man in the python robe with joy and asked.

At this moment, the little girl in Qin Keqing's arms, with a look of joy in her eyes, said in a soft voice: "Daddy~~"

Jia Heng nodded and said, "It's getting late. I'll come over and have dinner with you guys."

Qin Keqing's beautiful eyes were as calm as water under her dark eyebrows. She looked at Baozhu beside her and said, "Baozhu, go prepare the meal."

While Jia Heng was talking, he sat down, gently hugged Jia Fu's petite body, and said with a smile: "Do you miss daddy?"

"Where is Daddy?" Fu'er raised her rosy and chubby face and said in a soft voice.

Jia Heng picked up the soft little girl, looked at his precious daughter, and whispered, "Go see your aunts."

Qin Keqing's beautiful eyes were charmingly shining under her slender eyebrows. She glanced at the young man in the python robe with a look of anger and asked, "Where has my husband been today?"

Jia Heng's face was warm and smiling, and he said, "I went to see my third and fourth sisters. It's been more than half a year since I last saw them."

It is reasonable for him, as the eldest brother, to come back from outside and visit his younger sister.

Qin Keqing nodded and asked, "My dear, my sisters have reached the age of marriage. Is it time to be promised to someone else?"

Jia Heng was holding his daughter's hand, comparing it to his own hand, and said, "They are not that old. I think they are not that old either. It won't be too late to wait another two years."

Many girls at this age get married earlier, but it’s almost the same, otherwise they would be really old.

Qin Keqing paused, nodded, and said softly, "Don't delay it any longer."

At this moment, when several people were talking, Sister You interrupted with a smile and said, "The food is ready."

Jia Heng smiled and said loudly: "Let's not talk about it for now, let's eat."

As he spoke, he held the sweet-smelling little girl in his arms and walked quickly towards the hall. At this moment, candles had been lit one after another all around, the lights were bright, and the candlelight was swaying.

Everyone sat around a long lacquered wooden table and ate their meal.

After dinner, everyone sat down again to drink tea.

Jia Heng picked up the chopsticks, picked up the dishes, handed them to his daughter's mouth, and fed her the food.

At this moment, Jia Fu pouted her bright red lips, and her face was pink and blushing, just like the bright rays of the sun.

Third Sister You smiled and asked, "Master, have you discussed the date for taking in a concubine with the first wife of the West Mansion?"

Jia Heng said, "Maybe in the middle of this month. First, report the list to the clan office, and then clean up the house in the next few days."

Jia Fu raised her chubby little face and said in a soft voice, "Daddy, tell me a story."

Jia Heng smiled and joked, "How about I tell you a ghost story?"

When Jia Fu heard this, her rosy and rosy face suddenly turned pale.

Obviously, even children still feel a little scared when they hear such ghost stories.

Qin Keqing's cheeks turned red with shame, and she scolded him, saying, "My husband, Fu'er is still young, don't scare her."

Jia Heng smiled and said in a clear voice: "I was joking with her."

Qin Keqing's graceful and beautiful face turned red with shame and she said, "Children shouldn't joke like this."

Qin Keqing instructed Baozhu who was standing beside her, "Baozhu, go and take Fuer to bed."

"Mom, I'm not sleepy." Jia Fu raised her rosy little face and said in a soft voice.

It is obvious that children remember things quickly and forget things quickly, but now they are reluctant to leave the lively scene.

Jia Heng said softly, "Be good, Fu'er. Daddy will play with you again tomorrow."

In fact, it would be good for everyone to talk for a while to help digest the food. After all, the winter nights are long, and even if there are only a few people, there is enough time.

At this moment, Baozhu came forward, picked up Fu'er, and left the room.

Qin Keqing's beautiful eyes were as bright as water under her slender eyebrows. She stared at the young man in the python robe and said, "Husband, let's go to bed early."

Jia Heng nodded, without saying anything else, he took Qin Keqing's slender hand and walked towards the side room.

At this moment, Youshi, You Erjie and You Sanjie also stood up and followed Qin Keqing and Jia Heng to the wing room.

At this moment, in the wing room, a candlestick on the high table was quietly lit, the candle shadow flickered red, the candle flame was orange like water, spreading silently, and the room was quiet and silent.

Qin Keqing took Jia Heng's hand and sat down on the soft couch in the side room.

Jia Heng asked, "Keqing, I haven't seen Jingqing for a while. What is he doing now?"

His brother-in-law didn't know which path to take, whether to study literature or martial arts.

Qin Keqing's face showed a thoughtful expression. She stared at the young man in the python robe and said softly, "After the marriage, my father asked him to study the Four Books and Five Classics so that he could take the imperial examination."

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, then asked, "What is his current status?"

Qin Keqing sighed and said, "I am a scholar. I took an exam but failed. My father got angry about this not long ago."

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, then said softly, "He is still young, and he practiced martial arts to strengthen his body in his early years, so he eventually fell behind in his studies."

At this moment, You Erjie and You Sanjie squatted over, and with their two pairs of slender hands, as nimble as butterflies, they untied the hem of Jia Heng's dragon robe.

Yu Shi, with a gentle and lovely blushing face, sat in a corner of the bed not far away, gently stirring the handkerchief with her slender hands, occasionally glancing at Yu Erjie and Yu Sanjie.

Qin Keqing blushed her beautiful face like a hibiscus flower, and whispered, "Husband, blow out the lights."

Although she had served Jia Heng like this more than once, the beauty still felt a little embarrassed.

But the young man in the python costume came closer again, and suddenly a warm breath came towards him again.

Although Li Ren and Jia Heng have been together for five years, they are actually only about twenty years old. But at this moment, the two of them are in close contact and still have some of the intimacy of a newlywed couple.

Immediately, Qin Keqing's flawless face flushed slightly on both sides, and she whispered, "My husband, it's getting late."

Jia Heng gently put his arm around the beautiful woman's smooth, white shoulders and said, "Okay, take a rest."

As he said this, he glanced at Youshi, who was sitting quietly like a young wife, and called out, "Sister-in-law You, come here and help me change my clothes."

There are too many wolves and too little meat, there really isn't enough to go around.

Yu Shi said "hmm" softly and hurried over to help the young man in the python robe take off his robe. When she saw Yu Erjie and Yu Sanjie standing on his left and right, her heart couldn't help but beat inexplicably.

And You Erjie and You Sanjie also stopped what they were doing and helped the young man take off his shoes and socks.

It was winter, and in the courtyard with high green walls, the biting cold wind that passed through the beams of the hall blew the vermilion lanterns on the eaves, casting circles of pale yellow light and shadows in the distance, shining on the rugged rocks, and could be seen flickering in overlapping patterns.

In the distance, from the streets where houses are lined up one after another, the sound of dogs barking can be faintly heard. The "woof woof" sounds rise and fall one after another, and can be heard from far away in the long winter night, making the night even quieter and more silent.

Inside the side room, on an embroidered couch with curtains all around, pale yellow curtains hung down, illuminated by a tiny candlelight, appearing flawless white, as if it were a bright jade.

Jia Heng couldn't help but think of the permutation and combination problems in his previous life, and was using the exhaustive method to substitute them one by one to verify them.

On Youshi's face with pink hair and cloud-like bun, a strand of lush hair was sticking to her rosy cheek with sweat.

At this moment, on the beautiful woman's white and jade-like face, rose-red aura is scattered all over, just like a gorgeous peony flower, so beautiful that it is dripping with beauty.

Jia Heng looked at them intently, and for a moment he seemed a little dazed.

At this moment, You Erjie's fair and beautiful face became even more charming, and her straight and white nose seemed to hum softly.

Third Sister You was idle, and she gently wrapped her arms around Jia Heng's neck, like a red snake, wrapping around him, and said with a breath as sweet as orchid: "Master, guess who it is this time?"

Qin Keqing turned her beautiful face around, and beneath her slender eyebrows, her bright eyes were filled with a hint of anger.

My husband is really too ridiculous.

Jia Heng whispered, "Bring me the handkerchief, I'll cover it with my hands."

You Erjie picked up a pink silk handkerchief and handed it to Jia Heng, who gently covered his eyes with it.

At this moment, Jia Heng was lying quietly on a bed, his mind gradually becoming vague, and he allowed himself to be manipulated by You Sanjie and the others.

In fact, he could probably guess most of it now.

After all, when you are together for a long time, you will have some subtle perceptions, and some subconscious little habits can also make a big difference.

Sure enough, the gentle and lovely person like the willows blown by the breeze is Keqing.

She is good at maneuvering and has unparalleled momentum. This is the hot-tempered Third Sister You.

Hesitating and looking around, this is the shy and reserved You Erjie.

She sways with every step and looks around, just like a mellow old wine with a long aftertaste. This is Youshi.

It was like the four masters and apprentices eating ginseng fruit in Wuzhuang Temple. Keqing ate slowly, Third Sister ate with relish, with the fruit juice flowing all over her body, Youshi chewed slowly, and Second Sister You covered her mouth with her sleeves, unable to restrain her shame.

As for its softness, tenderness, glossiness, smoothness, and winding paths... these are certainly not something that can be described to outsiders.

At this moment, it was the winter season of the 19th year of Chongping. The weather suddenly turned cold. There was a biting cold wind blowing the snow on the eaves. The snowflakes fluttered and fell on the jade steps. Under the moonlight, they were as white as jade and shining enough to reflect a person.

The wind blew a corner of the curtain, and under the moonlight, it looked like a flawless jade, with the full moon in her arms, dazzling her eyes.

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Godly City, Ningguo Mansion

The next day, the sky was bright, but there was a winter fog, which made the view hazy and obscured. However, the sunlight in the eastern sky was spreading through the fog, and a red glow could be seen.

Jia Heng woke up and looked at the beautiful woman beside him. Thinking of all the charming scenes of last night, he felt inexplicably happy.

No wonder the ancients often said that the land of pleasure is the grave of heroes. Such gentleness and softness are so tempting that even if one has a will as strong as steel, one will indulge in it and find it difficult to extricate oneself.

As Jia Heng pushed aside the arm that was resting on his body, he heard a moaning sound immediately. Then, Youshi opened her eyes first. Her gentle and soft face, moisturized by the rain and dew, became rosy and more radiant.

"I'll help you change your clothes." Yu looked at the young man in the python robe beside her and spoke in a soft and charming voice.

While Jia Heng was talking, he slowly opened the quilt, stood up, looked at Youshi with a somewhat gentle gaze, and said, "It's cold in winter, Sister You, please sleep a little longer."

While speaking, Jia Heng stood up and heard a moaning sound coming from the side room, which was clearly the voice of You Erjie.

You Erjie was the first to open her bright eyes. Under her beautiful brows, she looked at the young man in the python robe with a look full of infatuation.

Jia Heng got off the bed which was covered with a cool mat, picked up the dragon robe hanging on the clothes hanger and put it on, as there was a fire lit in the room.

Therefore, although the charcoal fire was blazing and the temperature was rising rapidly, it did not seem particularly cold.

Jia Heng lifted a curtain, came to the outer room, and called the maid who was serving under the eaves.

After a while, two maids brought a copper basin filled with hot water and a towel.

Jia Heng washed his hands in the copper basin. When he was done, he took a towel and wiped the sweat off his face. He asked, "Have you prepared breakfast?"

Baozhu responded softly, with a hint of tenderness and cuteness in her bright eyes, and said, "My lord, I am ready."

Jia Heng nodded, and while speaking, he walked to the outer hall, where he saw steamed buns, porridge and other items placed on a lacquered wooden table.

Jia Heng sat down, picked up a pair of bamboo chopsticks, picked up a bun, put it in his mouth, and chewed it gently.

When he had almost finished eating, Jia Heng got up and went to the outer study.

There was one person who didn't go to see it, and that was Xingzi.

(End of this chapter)