The Red Mansions

Chapter 973 Qin Keqing: Husband Smells of Alcohol

Chapter 973 Qin Keqing: Husband smells like alcohol...

Kunning Palace

Empress Song was sitting on a cloud bed covered with soft mattresses. She was in her early thirties, with a glamorous appearance, and the gold hairpin ornaments on her lush hair were complicated and exquisite. Because it was summer at this moment, the palace clothes and skirts were a bit thin and looked uneven. Well-proportioned, she looks more and more plump and charming.

Although there are ice stones in the palace and the heat is coming down, the jade man's plump, snowy cheeks and delicate neck are still a little sweaty, and the soft and white skin under the collarbone is radiant and crystal clear. A bead of sweat moistens the small clothes and flows into the valley gully.

A beauty has always been known as a snow beauty. At this moment, her temples are high and her temples are high, her posture is graceful, like a flower of wealth and honor in the world.

Empress Song smiled sweetly, under the slender eyebrows of willow leaves, her crystal eyes were as moist as water, and she said softly: "Sister, the imperial decree in front of the palace should be lowered by now."

Sitting at the bottom are Concubine Duan Rong, Concubine Zhou and other harem concubines, in addition to Song Jing's wife, Shen Shi, and daughter Song Yan, all of whom are beautiful and full of pearls.

Concubine Duanrong smiled slightly on her clear and beautiful jade face, and said softly: "The sky should be about the same now."

Empress Song said with a smile: "Ziyu should be able to stay at home for a while when he comes back triumphantly this time, and he can't always get together with Xianning less often."

As he spoke, he looked at Princess Xianning who was talking to Li Chanyue in a low voice.

Princess Xianning raised her head when she heard the words, her pink and jade cheeks blushed like a cloud of rosy clouds, and said: "Mother, Mr. is busy with state affairs. If you want to share your father's worries, your son may as well."

After not seeing him for so long, she also misses her husband a little bit.

Concubine Duanrong said: "The past two years have not been easy for Ziyu. From the south to the north, he has never been idle. Now that the north has finally been settled, he should take a good rest for a while."

This is why the mother-in-law loves her son-in-law, and of course Jia Heng is qualified to be the son-in-law of Duan Rong.

The eighth prince, Chen Ze, who was sitting beside Princess Xianning, raised a handsome, fair face, and saw a hint of worry in his lacquered eyes, and asked, "Sister, brother-in-law, is he back?"

Because, the imperial decree of Emperor Chongping's marriage has been passed down to Shenjing.

"Your Majesty, the imperial decree of marriage has been decreed by the Xihe Palace." A nun entered the palace and whispered to the beauty who was talking.

Several people in the hall were full of smiles, and some concubines said with a smile: "It's time for the imperial decree."

Empress Song looked at the pretty girl beside Concubine Duanrong, and said softly: "Xianning, when you are with Ziyu in the future, don't make your princess lose your temper. After passing through the door, don't bully Chanyue."

In fact, I wanted to say not to bully that Qin family, but after thinking about it, it was a bit inappropriate, so I changed my words.

Princess Xianning's jade cheeks were as red as a snow lotus on the top of the Kunlun Mountains, her brows and eyes were downcast, and she said shyly, "Queen, how can I use the princess' temper?"

Princess Qinghe's little face was also flushed, and she felt shy and inexplicably shy when she met the eyes of the ladies in the court.

She and her cousin are going to marry Mr.

Song Yan's bright eyes flickered, she looked at Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue, her face was startled.

Secretly thought, are Cousin Xianning and Cousin Chanyue going to marry that Duke of Wei?

Empress Song turned to Princess Xianning and asked with concern: "Then Qin Shi heard that she is pregnant?"

Princess Xianning said softly: "Sister Qin is indeed pregnant. She has been pregnant for several months. The last time I saw her, she had a big belly. I told my husband. She said she was worried that my husband would be distracted by fighting on the front line, so she didn't let me Delivering military information."

During the period when Jia Heng was not in Beijing, Princess Xianning often went to Ningguo Mansion to talk to Qin Keqing, while Li Chanyue went to the Grand View Garden to talk to Daiyu.

Empress Song sighed lightly, and said, "It's actually not easy for her."

Originally, they should have waited until they were pregnant, and then their husband made meritorious deeds to enshrine the duke of the state, and they would have double happiness together, but... now it is also double happiness.

This time, although it is said that Ningrong and Ning Rong have two spouses together, and Xianning and Ziyu are in love with each other, but the daughter of the Qin family entered the Ningguo mansion early after all.

The noble concubine Duan Rong parted her lips slightly, and said softly: "There is a female official who is good at caring for pregnant women in the Pharmacy Bureau in the palace, and she sent them to Ningguo Mansion to help her take care of her fetus."

Empress Song smiled and said, "Medical officers in ordinary people's homes are fine, but I can give you more silk."

After all, she is a nobleman who has been fighting in the palace for an unknown number of years. Concubine Duanrong was a little slow to react, but she gradually understood.

If you invite a female officer from the Shangyao Bureau in the palace, it is easy to make people misunderstand.

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At this moment, in the huge Xihe Palace, a group of civil and military officials were drinking and drinking, and the atmosphere gradually became noisy and lively.

Jia Heng and Shi Jie, the Minister of Military Aircraft, were drinking wine, and there was no trace of drunkenness on his face.

At this moment, he also looked frequently at the general who was drinking from a wine cup not far away.

This kind of banquet is most likely to cause the military general to drink too much for a while, then lose his composure after drinking, and lay the groundwork for the murderous disaster.

Emperor Chongping also raised the wine cup and drank a few cups, his sunken cheeks were a little rosy, and the eyes under his thin and loose eyebrows were bright and crystal clear.

When the wine is full of sorrow, some trivial emotions in my heart will inevitably surge up.

Looking down at the courtiers below, Emperor Chongping raised the wine cup and said, "Misters."

When the officials below heard the words, they put down their wine cups one after another, and looked reverently at the middle-aged emperor in the bright yellow dragon robe.

Emperor Chongping's face was complicated, and he said with emotion: "In the 27th year of Longzhi, Liaodong fell, and the world was shaken. After that, there was no peace in the north. Besides, since the Chongping period, the barbarians invaded the south several times. The northern beacon fire was one year old and two police officers. I don't know how many Han people shed tears. dust."

At this moment, after drinking a glass of wine, the melancholy in the middle-aged emperor's heart is growing crazily.

The chief assistant of the cabinet, Han Huang, frowned, and said softly: "Since the Holy Majesty came to the throne, he has worked hard to govern the country, and has been sleeping all night for the rejuvenation of the great Han. Today, the Uyghurs are ordered to be appointed by the captive chieftains. base time."

At this moment, when the court officials heard this, they all talked one after another.

Emperor Chongping smiled and said: "What Zhuqing said is very true. As Ziyu said in "Pinglu Ce", the situation between the Han and captives is now at a stalemate stage. If you want to counterattack strategically, you need us to wait for the monarch and ministers to advance hand in hand. "

As he spoke, he looked at the boy in python suit sitting behind a wooden table on the right, and said softly: "Ziyu, the words of "Pingluce" written in the Xihe Palace in the past are still in my ears, and it will take five years before I say it. Fang has today, and Zi Yuzhen is a national scholar."

At that time, Jia Heng said that it would take five years to form a stalemate, but now, in less than five years, Jia Heng has returned to Chongping Junchen as a powerful man.

And even in this Xihe Palace, many courtiers objected to Jia Heng's words when they used to speak with each other at first, but looking at it now, the heated discussions in the past are self-evident.

After this period of time, they all realized what Jia Heng said one by one.

And some courtiers with good memories looked at the boy in the python suit again, and their minds were somewhat complicated.

No matter how young Yongninghou was, everyone had to be impressed by his ability to fight.

Jia Heng got up, cupped his hands and said: "It's the protection of the Holy Majesty Dewei, so today's frontier fortress is initially decided. The ministers are only doing their duty as ministers, and they are not worthy of the praise of the Holy Majesty."

Emperor Chongping laughed and said, "Ziyu is too modest."

However, it is also a good thing not to be arrogant or impetuous.

At this moment, an inner eunuch came from outside the hall, walking in a hurry.

The officials in the palace looked at the inner eunuch, they couldn't help being slightly surprised, and secretly guessed.

The eunuch saluted and said softly, "Your Majesty, the Emperor sent someone here to take a look at Huang Taiji's head."

The ministers: "..."

Jia Heng also put down the wine cup, feeling strange in his heart.

The slave chief gave the head, and the old man seemed to want to join in the fun.

Because today is Emperor Chongping's banquet, it is not good for the Supreme Emperor to come to the front hall to join in the fun and grab the limelight from the only protagonist - Emperor Chongping.

Hearing the words, the officials in the palace had complicated and inexplicable thoughts, and many officials cast their envious eyes on the boy in the python suit.

The king of Nan'an County sitting in the Wu Xun pile frowned, sneered in his heart while drinking mulled wine.

Now is the time when the child is in the limelight, and he is indisputable.

The so-called water overflows when it is full, and the moon is full when it is short. The future will grow.

Emperor Chongping nodded, and ordered: "Dai Quan, send the head of the slave chieftain to Chonghua Palace for the Emperor Taishang to watch, and wait for the Taimiao to offer prisoners tomorrow."

Dai Quan obeyed, then took the brocade box containing the head and walked towards Chonghua Palace.

After the little episode was over, the sound of silk and bamboo orchestras in the hall rose loudly, and the atmosphere gradually reached a climax.

E Zhe put down the wine cup in his hand, his eyes lingered over the courtiers, and he secretly paid attention to the situation of the Han Dynasty.

Just like that, a triumphant banquet continued until late afternoon, when the officials in the palace gradually dispersed, but Emperor Chongping left Jia Heng alone and headed towards the harem.

Emperor Chongping smiled and said, "Ziyu, Xianning and Chanyue are waiting for you in Kunning Palace."

"My lord..." Jia Heng said softly.

"Also call the Holy Majesty?" Emperor Chongping asked with a smile on his face.

Jia Heng was stunned for a moment, met the emperor's gaze, cupped his hands and said, "Father."

From the moment the imperial decree was read out, it could be said that the most effective imperial edict in the feudal era was used to endorse Jia Heng's marriage with Princess Xianning and Princess Qinghe. From now on, calling the emperor to be his father is nothing.

Of course, at the time of the court meeting, the emperor and his ministers are still commensurate.

Only then did Emperor Chongping show satisfaction on his face, and said with a smile: "Ziyu, after you get married with Xianning, you should stay in Beijing for a while and spend more time with your wife and children. .”

Jia Heng said: "Holy Father... Father, the reconstruction of the Tianjin Wei Navy and the rectification of Shandong's military affairs should be done sooner rather than later. I plan to wait two months to check the border and do my best to rectify the border affairs."

Facing Emperor Chongping's eyes, Jia Heng changed his name to "Father Emperor".

Only then did Emperor Chongping show a satisfied look on his face, and said gently: "Ziyu, the lady in your house is pregnant, please spend more time with her when you return to Beijing."

When Jia Heng heard this, she was startled, and said in a low voice, "This..."

Before leaving Beijing, he and Ke Qing hadn't avoided it, and they came here almost to make Ke Qing pregnant, so it's not surprising that they are pregnant now.

It's just that Keqing didn't send him a letter mentioning this matter.

While Weng and son-in-law were talking, they had already arrived at Kunning Palace.

Empress Song and Concubine Duanrong in Kunning Palace heard that Emperor Chongping and Jia Heng had arrived, and led a group of concubines out of the palace gate to greet them.

"I have seen the empress and concubine." Jia Heng bowed to the empress and concubine with a clear voice without looking sideways.

I was discovered by Xianning last time, so I can't make the same mistake again.

Empress Song had a graceful figure, under her crescent eyebrows, she looked at the young Duke with a smile in her eyes, under her curved willow eyebrows, her beautiful eyes shone softly, she stretched out her hand to support her, and said, "Zi Yu, please get up quickly." .”

Concubine Duanrong looked at the young man with a smile on her clear and beautiful face, and there was also satisfaction in her clear and beautiful eyes.

"Sir." Princess Xianning called softly, the voice was like water droplets, clear and sweet, and the eyes under the thin willow eyebrows were inexplicably joyful.

Li Chanyue also stepped forward and gave a salute. The petite and lovely girl, with soft eyebrows and peaceful eyes, said softly, "Mr. Jia."

Jia Heng looked up at the pretty girl, smiled, and said, "Xianning, Chanyue, long time no see."

I can't help but feel a little emotional in my heart, Xianning, Chanyue and him have gone through many difficulties and finally achieved a positive result.

Empress Song smiled, and said in a low voice: "Ziyu, the auspicious date for you and Xianning has been fixed, and in this month, the auspicious date has been chosen."

Princess Xianning's clear and beautiful cheeks were as blushing as the clouds, and her beautiful eyes looked at the boy in the python suit, and said softly: "Sir, do you have time in the middle of the month?"

Emperor Chongping and Empress Song: "..."

What are these words?Time to be a pro?My daughter... well, now I don't have to worry about the princess being strong and the son-in-law feeling uncomfortable after getting married.

Jia Heng raised her eyes to look at the beautiful eyes staring with affection, smiled lightly, and said softly: "Your Highness, you have time anytime."

Emperor Chongping, Empress Song, and Concubine Duanrong: "???"

I can't stand it, these two sips are yours and mine's.

Princess Xianning lowered her head, and her heart was already bursting with sweetness. Sir, why did he say this to her in front of the words of his father and mother?

but……

Empress Song saw this harmonious scene, for some reason, a sense of melancholy arose in her heart, and immediately, she hurriedly chased away the complex emotions that had arisen suddenly, with a bright smile on the lotus jade face, and said in a low voice: " Your Majesty, look at how loving their young couple are."

Emperor Chongping's eyes were gentle, and he said in a low voice: "Only when two people are in love with each other can they hold each other's eyebrows together."

Although it was a marriage gift, but her own daughter really fell in love with Yu Ziyu, and the two of them were in love with each other, which can be regarded as a happy story.

At this moment, all the concubines looked at the young man and Princess Xianning, and their faces were also a little lost.

Without him, these eyebrows and eyes are all like each other, like a dream... It even makes people a little jealous.

Concubine Duanrong also gave Princess Xianning a white look, and said softly: "Young lady, I don't know how to be ashamed."

Li Chanyue looked at the boy in the python suit, her jade face was slightly startled, she licked her lips with powder, and the starry eyes under her willow eyebrows dimmed slightly.

The cousin and Mr. Jia are just a couple, and she is the boss.

With this thought, for some reason, my heart sank to the bottom of the valley, and I felt an indescribable discomfort welling up in my heart.

From the very beginning, Mr. Jia... never said he liked her.

Just when Li Chanyue was in a state of unsteady mind, at this moment, she saw the young man cast his eyes over, looked up, his eyes were warm and smiling.

Jia Heng turned his eyes and stared away, and said: "Chanyue will also get married that day?"

Hearing this, Li Chanyue blushed with embarrassment, her pink face turned red like rouge, she seemed a little annoyed and said: "Mr. Jia...you ask knowingly."

Everyone in the hall laughed, and even Emperor Chongping looked at the pair of children with a smile on his face. The heart that was originally like a desert seemed to be thriving.

Song Yan, the little girl next to Shen's, had bright eyes under the two curved willow eyebrows shining brightly, looking at the few people who were enjoying themselves happily, there was a hint of envy on her beautiful face.

Empress Song smiled sweetly at this moment, and she couldn't help looking at the young man with a smile on his stern face. Yurong was in a daze, but then turned to look at Emperor Chongping.

When a group of people laugh, they all look at their favorite person, well, this may not be accurate.

Because of Emperor Chongping, it was Jia Heng who was looking at him now.

Just like that, after Jia Heng talked with the empress concubine, Princess Xianning, Princess Qinghe and others in Kunning Palace for a while, Emperor Chongping thought that Jia Heng had just returned and wanted to go back to see Qin Keqing who was pregnant, Instruct Jia Heng to return to Beijing first.

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Rongguo Mansion, Rongqing Hall

The whole mansion was decorated with lights and festoons everywhere, beaming with joy, and all the nuns and servants from the inner hall to the front yard were full of smiles on their faces.

Jia Mu sat on the Arhat bed covered with soft mattresses, with a kind smile on her kind, fair face, and she couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear.

The mandarin duck behind him had bright eyes on his white duck-egg face, under the willow eyebrows, and his heart was filled with joy for the beloved who had returned.

"Old lady, there is news from outside that the uncle has already entered the city." A nun entered the hall and said with a smile.

Mother Jia looked around at Aunt Xue, smiled and said, "This can be regarded as my return."

As for Aunt Xue, who was at the bottom, the smile on her fair face faded a little, and she said: "Old lady, Brother Heng should go to the palace to have a celebration banquet first, right?"

Jia Mu smiled and said: "It's inevitable. The palace will give a banquet to the meritorious generals first. After the celebration banquet is used up, it should be in the afternoon. At that time, our house will celebrate first and invite the theater troupe from outside. "

As she said that, she looked at Sister Feng who was sitting beside her, and said, "Miss Feng, invite some theater troupes to make the house lively and lively during this time."

Sister Feng's beautiful young woman's face was full of smiles, and she said softly: "Don't worry, old lady."

Jia Mu smiled and said: "Wait until tomorrow morning, let Brother Heng lead the whole family, old and young, to the ancestral hall to worship the ancestors and comfort the ancestors."

The ancestor of Ning Rong was also the title of the Duke of the State, and now Jia Heng has become the Duke of the State because of his meritorious service. To a certain extent, the title of meritorious service is no longer under the two Dukes of Ning Rong.

At this time, Mrs. Xing had a smile on her fair face, and said, "Old lady, the imperial decree of conferring a knighthood and the imperial edict of conferring marriage came down together. I don't know how the mansion prepared the regulations?"

Mother Jia glanced at Mrs. Xing, frowned secretly, and said in a low voice, "The Ministry of Rites will have an officer in charge of this matter, so we don't have to worry about it."

It can be said that this is something that the Rongguo Mansion intentionally did not mention. After all, the Ningguo Mansion also has a Duke's wife, who married a princess and a daughter of the clan, and also favored Ning Rong.

Ningguo Mansion across the road——

Qin Keqing was wearing a wide pink dress at the moment, her lower abdomen was slightly swollen, and under the curled-up hair on the temples, she had a beautiful face and snowy skin without makeup, with plump lines, and a girl with soft eyebrows and graceful eyes was sitting beside her. Xiangling.

Xiangling is approaching her age this year, her originally childish eyebrows and eyes are gradually opening, a little rouge between her eyebrows, bright as cinnabar, sweet and charming, and there is a coquettish coquettishness in the corners of her eyebrows and eyes.

And the three sisters of Youshi sitting on the embroidered pier at the bottom are originally gorgeous and coquettish, but now they are wearing pale yellow, light green, and bright red skirts, just like a delicate flower in full bloom in Huifang Garden.

Chai and Dai are sitting on the other side, arm in arm. One is plump and the other is slender, like a beautiful peony and a pool of graceful lotus.

Daiyu wore a white pink and green embroidered bamboo-leaf plum blossom collar, a silver-gray silk horse-face skirt, and light summer clothes of pure white and slightly green, which gave people a sense of freshness.

Baochai is wearing a pair of pale yellow breasted skirts with pink floral patterns on her upper body, a tea-white tube top underneath, and a long pink orchid embroidered skirt on her lower body.

Yunqin and Lanxi are all dressed in colorful summer clothes, holding a pair of Xiangfei fans in their hands, waiting with a smile on their faces.

That day, after Aunt Xue left, Daiyu comforted Baochai for a long time. Baochai had some psychological preparations in her heart, but she was a little disappointed and not too sad.

And the friendship between the two sisters gradually deepened.

In fact, it was also forced by the situation. Seeing the emperor's daughter and the daughter of the clan coming from the outside, if the civil war is not stopped and the outside world is united, there will be a fear of chicken flying eggs.

Under Daiyu's smoldering eyebrows, she stared at Qin Keqing with starry eyes, and said softly, "Sister Qin, when those two get married in the future, I don't know where they will live?"

"Didn't Sister Xianning build a princess mansion on Xinglong Street?" Qin Keqing smiled, and there was a hint of surprise in her beautiful eyes under her willow eyebrows.

Third Sister You's beautiful eyes twinkled, and she deliberately said: "I heard that princesses have their own mansions, and son-in-laws are called "marriages" in ordinary people's homes, and even having sex with a princess requires the permission of the maid in the palace."

Youshi glared at Third Sister You, and said angrily, "Sister San, what nonsense are you talking about?"

After all, it is a noble person in Tianhuang, if it spreads to other people's ears, I'm afraid it will lead to some unreasonable twists and turns.

Daiyu stared at the beautiful girl, her starry eyes flickered, this Third Sister You is really not a cheap lamp.

Qin Keqing smiled and said: "People in our family don't have such big rules. Sister Xianning and Sister Chanyue have both come here a few times, and they are not frivolous people."

Xiang Yun said in a waxy voice: "Brother Heng is back this time, should he be able to stay a little longer?"

Tanchun explained: "After this battle, the Jurchens should not go south easily, Brother Heng will not be as busy as last year."

While everyone was talking, the mother's joyful voice suddenly came from outside.

"The uncle is back."

All the golden hairpins who were originally sitting in the mansion felt their hearts move slightly, and they quickly stared at it.

At this moment, Jia Heng left the palace, rode on the horse, came to Ningguo Mansion, threw the reins in his hand to the young servant who came up, and then went towards Ningguo Mansion.

Jia Heng came to the back house with a step, and he could see Qin Keqing and the three sisters of the You family came out to meet him under the eaves of the corridor, and around them were Chai Dai Yunqin, Lanxi, and Tanchun.

"Brother Heng." Xiang Yun called out, with a cute smile on the red apple's face, like a lark.

Jia Heng smiled and said, "Sister Yun."

Xiang Yun ran over without any intention, broke into Jia Heng's arms, and said with a smile: "Brother Heng, why did it take you so long to come back?"

Jia Heng looked at the carefree girl with warm eyes, and said, "The Jurchens are so difficult to fight, it must take a long time."

Stretching out his hand to rub Xiangyun's forehead, he said in a gentle voice, "Sister Yun has grown taller again, she is also a big girl."

When the girl's youthful and beautiful body broke into her arms, the bulging feeling was conveyed through the flimsy summer clothes, and Xiangyun didn't know how to avoid it.

Jia Heng let go of Xiangyun, looked at Qin Keqing, his eyes lingered on the jade man's slightly raised belly, stepped closer, and said, "Keqing."

Qin Keqing didn't know why, her nose was sour, her eyes were red, and her voice was choked up, and she said, "Husband."

Jia Heng approached, put his arms around the plump beauty, and said in a warm voice: "King, these days have been hard for you."

In the past few months, Ke Qing must have been worried. On the one hand, there was a fetus in her womb, and on the other hand, he was born and died outside.

But when he came back, even though he was granted the title of Mrs. Duke, the palace gave him a marriage.

Qin Keqing came to her senses at this moment, her sadness and longing stopped a bit, Yong Meiyu's face flushed, and she said shyly: "Husband first go to the room to rest, my husband smells like alcohol."

Jia Heng smiled and said, "Then I won't drink alcohol in the future, so as not to hurt your baby."

As he spoke, Jia Heng looked at Baochai and Daiyu who were beside him, and met a pair of dazed gazes that were as soft as water, nodded, and said, "Let's all go inside first."

Chai and Dai miss him so much, why not him?

　Don't wait, I can't finish writing the second update.

(End of this chapter)