The Red Mansions

Chapter 1385 Queen Song: I don’t know if you are greedy for her body (please give me a monthly ticke

Chapter 1385 Queen Song: I don’t know if you are greedy for her body... (Please give me a monthly ticket!)

Shenjing City, Daming Palace, Xihe Palace

Jia Heng's clear and melodious voice rang out in the hall at this moment, causing most of the cabinet and military ministers in the hall to show delight on their faces.

If someone else had said this, the effect would naturally be greatly reduced, but when Jia Heng, the Duke of Wei, said it, it undoubtedly gave everyone a reassurance.

Even Yuan Dudu's five-year campaign to pacify Liao made Chongzhen extremely happy.

However, Jia Heng was able to conquer Liaodong in five years.

All in all, it was only five years from the 14th year of Chongping to the 19th year of Chongping.

But Jia Heng changed the subject and said seriously, "Your Majesty, however, I think that the Jurchens have been ruling for decades and have a rich foundation, so... we must not be careless and remain modest and prudent."

These are the words of a great man.

As the saying goes, if secrets are not kept, harm will occur; things will be accomplished through secrecy, but will fail if leaked; his move was more to boost the morale of the emperor and his ministers, so as to prevent the court from having another upheaval when they heard that several armies were coming to attack.

Emperor Chongping was slightly stunned, and murmured, "A proud army will be defeated. Be modest and prudent, and don't be arrogant or impatient. Ziyu is right."

The more you chew on these eight words, the more delicious they become.

The King of Wei and the King of Chu both looked at the young man in the python robe. There was a hint of envy in their sharp eyes beneath their clear and sharp eyebrows.

Emperor Chongping paused for a moment, then stared at the young man in the python robe, and said in a gentle voice, "Zi Yu, sit down and have some food together."

Obviously, the specific reasons for deploying troops and generals could not be explained in front of all the court officials, so as to avoid leaking military secrets.

Jia Heng sat down, straight in the seat, his face still modest, as if he had no arrogance at all.

But when they thought of the young man in the python robe, whose reputation as a lecher was gradually gaining fame in the capital, the court officials present felt a sense of disconnection.

Everyone has his own preferences, and this was probably the case with the young Duke Wei’s romanticism.

It seems that we should not be too harsh.

After having lunch together, the court officials gradually dispersed.

At this moment, Jia Heng was supporting Emperor Chongping's arm, and walking towards Kunning Palace with Wei Wang Chen Ran and Chu Wang Chen Qin.

It was a spring afternoon, the sun was shining brightly, and the air was filled with the faint scent of flowers and plants, and the breath of spring permeated the nostrils.

Emperor Chongping was not drinking at the moment, and said in a clear voice: "Zi Yu, you can leave the matter of mobilizing troops to your subordinates. You have finally come back these few days, so spend more time with Xianning. The baby in her belly is already six or seven months old."

Jia Heng's expression softened a little, he nodded and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will spend more time with Xianning these days."

"She is with Concubine Rong now. Go and see her later." Emperor Chongping looked at the young man in the python robe and instructed.

Zi Yu is actually his son-in-law. He was too cautious and a little harsh before.

Jia Heng responded, then supported Emperor Chongping and came to the Kunning Palace.

At this moment, Queen Song walked out slowly from the palace. Her phoenix eyes under her willow eyebrows looked at the young man in the python robe at a glance. She felt her delicate body tremble slightly, and thousands of thoughts, joy and resentment intertwined in her heart.

I wonder if this little fox misses her outside...

Fortunately, the beauty was graceful and she quickly adjusted her mood and called out, "Your Majesty."

At this moment, King Wei Chen Ran said in a loud voice: "Your son has paid his respects to the Queen Mother. May the Queen Mother live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."

King Chen Ran of Chu also walked a few steps quickly and called out, "Your son greets the Queen Mother."

Queen Song smiled brightly and said, "Prince Chu has come all the way here with great difficulty. Why don't you go back and rest first?"

King Chen Qin of Chu: “???”

What do you mean? He is an outsider, right?

However, Queen Song was being considerate of the concubine's sons and the royal vassal states, and no one else could say there was anything wrong with it.

At this moment, Emperor Chongping also spoke up: "It's getting late, King Chu and King Wei, you two should go back first."

The King of Wei was stunned for a moment, but still bowed and said, "Father, please take a good rest. I will take my leave first."

At this moment, Chu Wang Chen Qin also calmed down and said with a folded hand: "Father, I will take my leave."

After the two left, Queen Song, who was standing beside them, smiled brightly and said softly, "Your Majesty, let's go to the palace and talk."

In fact, Emperor Chongping did not drink any alcohol, he just hosted a banquet for a long time and felt tired.

At this moment, Jia Heng and Queen Song helped Emperor Chongping to Kunning Palace and entered the warm room. They let Emperor Chongping lean on the soft couch against the window and close his eyes to rest. After a short while, he began to snore.

Meanwhile, Queen Song and Jia Heng came out of the warm room in the palace and came to the side hall.

The beautiful lady with fair skin and jade-like face looked at the young man with a complicated look in her eyes. She wanted to hold him in her arms and said softly, "Zi Yu, Xian Ning is with Rong Fei right now with Chan Yue and Yan Er. You can go and see them later."

Jia Heng said, "I will go to see him in a moment."

This sweet girl started chasing people away the moment we met?

Queen Song looked at Jia Heng, pursed her soft pink lips, and said, "Chen Luo and Qianqian, I asked about his sister and brother-in-law last time."

Later, let this little fox see his two children, who are rarely together every day.

Hmm, that’s not right. It turns out they are not a family of four.

Jia Heng was startled and reminded, "Little Prince, it seems like it's time to study."

"It's still too early for him to study." Seeing that young man cared about her son, Queen Song's heart was sweetened, and a smile spread across her fair face. She said softly, "But I'm ready to find Hanlin Academy and Hongwen Academy's Hanlin Academy and Doctoral Scholars to help him."

Jia Heng thought for a moment and said, "Let me take a look at the little prince."

After all, they are your own flesh and blood, blood is thicker than water, and you have to check on them from time to time.

As for cultivating feelings, I'm afraid it's impossible.

The beautiful lady with fair skin and fair complexion felt her heart skip a beat when she heard this. A hint of delight appeared in her beautiful eyes beneath her graceful black brows.

This little fox finally has some conscience and knows that he is thinking about her.

I don't know if he was greedy for her body or if he really missed the three of them.

After a while, several maids came over from not far away, holding the little princes Chen Luo and Chen Qianqian.

The two children, who were as delicate as jade and had a milky smell, looked at Emperor Chongping and Empress Song and called out in a soft voice, "Father, Mother."

Jia Heng walked closer, stared at the delicate Chen Luo and Qianqian, and said, "The little prince and princess are really smart and clever, a bit like the queen."

Queen Song was watching the young man in the python costume interacting with the two children, and a feeling of joy and sweetness welled up in her heart.

Jia Heng teased the two infant children for a while. Then, noticing a trace of fatigue on Emperor Chongping's face, he said, "Your Majesty, please take a rest first. I will take my leave first."

He was afraid that if he stayed here any longer, he would take advantage of the emperor's deep sleep to get involved with the sweet girl, which would be too...

Don’t think about it. If you think about it again, you might explode.

All I can say is that it is human nature to seek death.

After not seeing her for a while, the sweet girl has become more plump and beautiful, like a ripe peach, the juice seems to flow out just by taking a bite.

Well, I can’t think about it anymore. I have to find an opportunity to go to Da Ci’en Temple in a few days.

Queen Song nodded her head, a hint of surprise on her bright and beautiful face, and said softly, "Go ahead. Xianning will probably be very worried when she hears about you. Go quickly and make sure she doesn't get pregnant."

Jia Heng responded softly, then turned and left.

Queen Song watched the young man leave. Her phoenix eyes revealed a hint of infatuation beneath her dark brows.

Funing Palace, in the bedroom——

Princess Xianning was sitting in the warm room, beside her were Concubine Duanrong, Li Chanyue and Song Yan. All three of them were wearing long palace skirts, with skin as white as snow, just like three lotus flowers, competing with each other in beauty and bright and attractive.

Princess Xianning's belly bulged like a ball. She gently stroked her belly with her hand. Her childish eyebrows were curved like willow leaves and as beautiful as ink.

And that cold and pretty face, because it was a little fatter, was pink and plump, as if covered with a slight shyness, and said: "Where is the sir now?"

"She should still be attending a banquet at Xihe Palace right now." The little princess Li Chanyue had willow-shaped eyebrows and star-like eyes, her eyes bright as water. She paused slightly and spoke softly.

At this moment, an eunuch under the eaves of the corridor shouted in a sharp voice: "Princess Le'an has arrived."

While everyone was talking, they saw a beautiful woman with a graceful figure coming from under the eaves of the palace porch, walking around a screen with mountains and rivers and entering the warm room.

"Le'an, you're here." Concubine Duanrong called softly, her beautiful face bright and charming.

"Sister Xiaoxiao." Li Chanyue stood up and looked at the slim and bright girl.

Chen Xiao bowed to Concubine Duanrong and said, "Greetings, Concubine Rong."

"We are family, no need to be polite." Concubine Duanrong said softly, and said in a gentle voice: "During this period, Xianning has been thinking about you."

Chen Xiao turned to look at Princess Xianning, his eyes fell on her bulging belly, and he felt a little envious in his heart. He said softly, "Xianning, long time no see."

In the future, this child will still have to call her mother.

But, eventually, I still have to have a child of my own.

Princess Xianning frowned, cast a cold gaze at Chen Xiao's side, and asked in surprise: "Sister Xiaoxiao, why don't you see the gentleman?"

"He's still attending a banquet in Xihe Palace." Chen Xiao sat down nearby, her voice sweet and lively.

Princess Xianning smiled, with envy in her eyes, and said, "Sister Xiao has fought many victories in Korea with you, sir."

I remember that she also wanted to follow her husband in battles, but later she switched from the battlefield to the bed.

Chen Xiao picked up the teacup and took a sip. He could smell the refreshing aroma of the tea and said softly, "I didn't go to North Korea with him. I have been in Liaodong for the past few months."

Princess Xianning nodded and said, "Who is the gentleman with?"

Chen Xiao said softly: "This... there is no one together."

"That means he has taken in the royal capital of Korea and won over the women of the Korean royal family," Princess Xianning said softly.

Chen Xiao was silent for a moment, and said, "The war was hasty, and there was no daughter of the Korean royal family."

Xianning really understands him and he is truly attracted to women.

This time when he went to Korea, there were no daughters of the Korean royal family, but he did take his senior sister into his room.

Concubine Duanrong frowned and said softly, "Xiao'er, you should keep an eye on him. He is a father now and he can't mess around with other girls outside."

Chen Xiao said: "Don't worry, Madam, I will definitely persuade him."

Imperial Concubine Duanrong looked at the beautiful lady in brocade clothes and said, "How many days will he stay in the capital this time he comes back?"

Chen Xiao said: "About ten days or half a month. The war at the border has become quite intense."

Concubine Duanrong responded softly, saying, "Even if you come back, you can't stay with Xianning for a few more days."

Chen Xiao said: "Once we conquer Liaodong, we will be able to spend more time in Beijing."

If that person didn't suspect him.

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Just after Jia Heng was led into Xihe Palace by Li Zan and Gao Zhongping, Chen Xiao was not idle either. He entered the palace from the palace gate, came to Funing Palace, and went to see Xianning.

"Sir is here." Princess Xianning's heart was shaken and she called softly, her beautiful eyes filled with joy.

It can be said that the pregnant beauty missed Jia Heng more than usual.

After a while, Jia Heng walked into the warm room in the palace.

Li Chanyue took a few quick steps, her palm-sized face flushed with joy, and said, "Mr. Xiao Jia, you're back."

Jia Heng grabbed Li Chanyue's delicate hand, and a warm smile appeared on his handsome and cold face. He said, "Chanyue, how have you been at home during this period? Have you missed me?"

Li Chanyue said: "I think about it every day, day and night."

"Ahem." At this time, the Imperial Concubine Duanrong, who was sitting on the couch, had a strange look on her face. Her eyebrows and eyes hid a smile that was not sure whether it was shy or happy. She said softly, "You two are reminiscing about the past, but you don't know how to avoid others."

"Your Majesty, please forgive me." Jia Heng said.

Concubine Duanrong nodded, and said in a tone similar to that of a mother-in-law, "Well, look at Xianning. Xianning is pregnant with your child, and she is not feeling well with her big belly every day."

Jia Heng responded softly, turned around, looked up at Princess Xianning, and said, "Xianning."

Princess Xianning's clear and bright eyes at this moment already contained a hint of infatuation.

In fact, ever since she had Jia Heng's child, the princess's attachment to the young man in the python robe has become much deeper than usual.

Scientifically speaking, this is also the influence of genes.

Jia Heng approached, stretched out his hands to hold the beauty's pair of soft hands, looked at the slightly bulging belly, and felt a little happy in his heart. He asked, "Xianning, how is the baby?"

"The fetus is fine. We have followed the advice of the imperial physician from the Imperial Medical Bureau and are now taking care of the baby." Princess Xianning paused for a moment and spoke softly, her face as fair as ice.

Imperial Concubine Duanrong had a gorgeous complexion, with a cold and secluded beauty in her eyebrows and eyes intertwined with the intellectual aura of a mature woman. Her voice was cold but with a hint of cuteness as she said, "Xianning is also with me for a short time. Take good care of the baby so that she won't go crazy everywhere. Don't let anything happen to the child again."

Jia Heng nodded and whispered, "What the queen said is what I should do."

After all, my mother-in-law has two children and has rich experience in parenting.

Princess Xianning snorted, seeming somewhat dissatisfied with Concubine Rong's accusation, and muttered softly, "Who is crazy?"

She is more quiet than anyone else, but when it comes to wielding swords and guns, she is still no match for Jia Heng standing next to her.

Jia Heng took Princess Xianning's delicate hand and said, "Xianning, I've made you suffer during this period."

Princess Xianning nodded and said softly, "Sir, you are fighting in Korea, why don't you write a letter to the palace?"

At this moment, Song Yan looked quietly at the young man in the python costume. On her snow-white and jade-like face, there was an inexplicable rosy red glow.

At this time, Concubine Duanrong also left the warm room, using the excuse of being a little sleepy, and left the conversation space to Jia Heng and Princess Xianning.

Jia Heng's eyes were warm under his sword-like brows, and he said softly, "Xianning, let me hear what the child is doing."

As he spoke, he leaned over to the beauty's gradually bulging belly, listened to the movements in her stomach, and asked, "Does the baby kick you?"

Princess Xianning looked at the young man in the python robe with her crystal-clear eyes under her willow-like dark eyebrows. She felt a surge of happiness and sweetness of being a mother and said softly, "The child is still growing and won't kick anyone."

Jia Heng also stood up at this moment, and stroked the beautiful lady's shoulder, saying, "Take good care of your pregnancy."

In fact, Princess Xianning was a little thin after all, and it was actually better for Baochai, who was slightly plump, to give birth to a child.

Li Chanyue had a pair of eyes that were as bright as stars and rainbows, and she raised them slightly and gazed at the two people, feeling a surge of envy in her heart.

At this moment, Song Yan was holding Li Chanyue's slender little hand, and a hint of envy also appeared on her snow-white face.

Princess Xianning's snow-white face showed concern, and she asked, "Sir, did you bring any new sisters with you this time?"

Jia Heng: "???"

What kind of words are these? What do you mean by new sisters?

Xianning is becoming more and more outrageous.

Now, Xianning and Xiaoxiao both know his true nature, right? They know him inside out.

At this moment, Chen Xiao's eyebrows and eyes twinkled, and a hint of amusement appeared on that cold and frosty face.

Li Chanyue's eyes, like the stars and the moon, were bright and sparkling. She nodded and said, "Mr. Xiao Jia, I am worried about you too. How lonely you must be out there without anyone to accompany you."

Jia Heng said: "Don't you have another cousin?"

Chen Xiao: "..."

He put down the teacup in his hand, and a hint of shame and anger appeared in his cold eyes. Why did this person say such nonsense?

Princess Xianning smiled softly and said softly, "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Sir, go back and take a look."

At this moment, a female official outside the palace said, "There is an imperial decree from the Empress."

Everyone in the warm room of the palace was stunned.

Princess Xianning asked, "Why did your mother send me the imperial edict at this time?"

Chen Xiao also had a puzzled look on his face, and his eyes were full of doubts.

The female official spoke in a clear and loud voice, "The Queen's order is passed on. The Duke of Wei led the army to Liaodong and fought in the east and west. He has made great contributions. Now there is a daughter of the Song family named Yan. She is granted to the Duke of Wei Jia Heng as his wife. She is a lady of the same rank. The Duke of Wei will choose a date for the wedding."

After all, she was from Queen Song's family, so it was impossible for her to compromise her status, so she was also granted the same rank of lady.

But in fact, this is somewhat against etiquette. After all, Jia Heng is now the heir to both the Ning and Rong mansions, and the royal family has granted marriage to Chai and Dai as wives of dukes of the same rank.

But the rules are only set for ordinary people. For Jia Heng, it is nothing more than taking in another concubine, which is a special favor from the royal family.

Jia Heng said, "I thank the Queen for her kindness."

Song Yan also spoke in a weak and soft voice, "Song Yan thanks the Queen for her grace."

The girl's face, as white as snow, was blushing a little.

Is she going to marry Brother Heng?

It seemed that she had finally waited for this day.

At this moment, the girl's heart was reflecting the scenes of being bullied by the boy, and her snow-white cheeks were blushing like clouds.

In fact, I was quite panicked before.

She has given her innocence to Brother Heng, what should she do in the future?

Jia Heng sat down at this moment, his eyes flickered, and he was thinking in his heart.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is a reward for North Korea's military merits.

After all, Emperor Chongping had never mentioned anything about rewards when he was in Xihe Palace before.

The officials in the Han Dynasty court acted as if nothing had happened and did not mention the matter on their own initiative.

The reward bestowed upon Queen Song did put an end to the speculations of the ministers outside.

Well, I'm afraid that now the Han Dynasty, both high and low, has gradually accepted this kind of small temporary achievement. Instead of rewarding him, they will just give him a beautiful wife and concubines.

To some extent, this is also a strategy of self-pollution and preservation.

After the ladies-in-waiting from Kunning Palace left, Princess Xianning smiled gently, her clear eyes sparkling with dew, and she looked at Song Yan, whose cheeks were flushed, and jokingly said, "Yan'er, how are you going to thank me? If it weren't for me, would you have been able to marry me, sir?"

Song Yan's face, with its delicate and fair complexion, had acquired some of the voluptuous charm of Queen Song as she aged. At this moment, her face was flushed like a rosy cloud, and she said weakly, "It's not like I provoked others."

Jia Heng looked at the two of them, smiled and said, "Okay, we are all family from now on, you can bicker when you have time."

As the youth storm version of Tianniu'er, Yan'er does make up to some extent for his regret of not being able to have Tianniu's boudoir days.

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(End of this chapter)