The Red Mansions

Chapter 645

Chapter 645

As time passed, the sky was dark and it was almost dusk.

Princess Jinyang leaned her ruddy cheek against Jia Heng's chest, and said in a delicate voice, "Chanyue, talk to her more when you are free, she has some Shy and quiet."

Jia Heng was confused for a while, and said, "Let me talk to the little princess? What do you mean?"

"I thought, if you and Chanyue are together, forget it. We can have a cover for our affairs outside." The eldest princess of Jinyang stretched out her slender hand, and drew a circle on Jiaheng's chest. , softly said: "Anyway, she is not from this palace...you know."

Jia Heng: "..."

Feeling a little strange in her heart, she said: "Chanyue is not young anymore, it seems that she should be married to others, but she is the princess after all, so she can't be nameless."

There is also Baochai in his family, which is also a big problem, how could he provoke Chanyue.

Princess Jinyang sighed softly, and said, "It's about Jianxiu."

Now that things have come to an end, it's better to tell him to forget it, and to count on a girl like Chanyue, it's better to count on him.

Jia Heng was stunned for a moment, and then, listening to Li Ren whispering about the key points of concubine, her brows were slightly frowned, and her eyes flickered.

Concurrently has three bedrooms, Ning Rong has two bedrooms, isn't Baochai...

Well, no, this is what Jinyang thought of for Chanyue. In other words, the little princess is Jinyang's signature. It is said that it is for the title of the little princess, but it is better to say that he came up with it for a long time with himself If the method is given to Baochai, it will be a disappointment to Jinyang.

"Even though the emperor didn't agree, I was a little tempted when I saw him. Besides, Ningrong and Rongfu should also have worshipers, and Xianning has become the leader of Ningguo, and Chanyue is the son of Rongguo. It's their size." The problem will be solved." Princess Jinyang said softly.

Jia Heng was silent for a while, then said softly: "What about you?

Originally, I thought that there would be such an operation as Jianxie. In this way, Jinyang's status can also be resolved, but now it is left to Xianning and the little princess.

Not to mention a matter that can't be solved by holding three houses together, but holding a hundred houses together, how decent is this in the eyes of outsiders?

The eldest princess of Jinyang said softly: "As for the matter of title, if there is Xianning, there will be no this palace, and if there is this palace, there will be no Xianning. I have known it for a long time."

Previously, I also wanted to be with him in an open and aboveboard manner, but in this life, I may not be able to.

Jia Heng hugged Princess Jinyang, and said softly: "Jinyang... I am sorry for you."

I really don't know what to say, he owes Jinyang too much.

Princess Jinyang smiled lightly and said: "Xianning promised you, we must be extra careful in matters between us, otherwise it will be easy to fall into the shoes of others. Chanyue is a boring gourd. You will treat her better in the future."

She still hoped that the person in front of her could be with Chanyue, not a boss who gave Xianning a marriage, or even just her substitute.

But I don't know what's going on, maybe because he was worried about himself, he didn't talk much to Chanyue all the time, so there was no possibility of cultivating a relationship.

Hearing this, Jia Heng lightly stroked the beauty's snowy shoulders, remained silent for a while, and said: "The princess is a bit shy, but in fact, Neixiu hides her heart, and she is smarter than anyone else."

Princess Jinyang responded softly, adjusted her posture, and said suddenly: "It will be great when I have your child, and I will be settled for the rest of my life. After saving my old age and fading, I will accept your child." Disgusted."

Jia Heng said in a low voice: "Why are you talking about old age and fading?"

Princess Jinyang snorted softly, and said: "Wait a few more years, these younger girls will all grow up, and instead, I will become a half-mature lady."

She looked at Tanchun and Xiangyun, they couldn't escape the same fate as Yuanchun in the end, with such an outstanding brother Heng, most likely they also have the same secret love as Yuanchun.

Jia Heng said: "Okay, stop, don't talk about this."

From the very beginning, Jin Yang didn't want to have children, but now he often talks about it. Perhaps the relationship between the two is still old today.

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In the wing room where Tanchun and Xiangyun lived, the two little girls sipped tea and talked across a chess field.

"Third Sister, you said Brother Heng and Aunt Jinyang have been away for so long, what are you talking about now?" Xiang Yun arranged the chess pieces a little bored, looked at Tanchun with a pair of bright and energetic eyes, and asked softly road.

Brother Heng came back with great difficulty, but left them behind and stayed with Aunt Jinyang, discussing something for some reason, it has been an hour or two, and it was getting dark while talking.

"Maybe it's the matter of the Ministry of Internal Affairs escorting rice grains. The price of food in Huai'an Mansion has risen sharply." Tan Chun said in a clear voice, and his bright eyes under the beautiful eyebrows turned to Yuan Chun, and asked: "Do you know, big sister?" ?”

Speaking of adults, it's not easy for these "children" to go, but big sisters can go.

Yuan Chun was sipping fragrant tea in his spare time, his eyes were absent-minded, and he was obviously absent-minded. After listening to and asking questions, he was awakened, and his crystal eyes raised, and said: "Some shops in Beijing have business, the account books of the past few months, and Luoyang City. Gold mining matters, big and small, need your brother Heng and His Royal Highness to make decisions together, and I will also talk to your brother Heng about the business in Beijing later."

At the end, two imperceptible blushes appeared on her cheeks.

It's just that this time without His Royal Highness Jinyang's call, it's not easy for her to go there. If you want to come later, Brother Heng should come to find her.

Tanchun nodded, turned his head, and looked at the chessboard.

Xin Dao, when she is older, she can help the eldest sister, and she can have more conversations with brother Heng.

In the evening, Jia Heng finished bathing and changing clothes, and came to the flower hall refreshed.

At this moment, the flower hall was brightly lit, Yuan Chun had led Tan Chun and Xiang Yun to sit on the chairs beside him, and Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue also came to the hall.

"Brother Heng." Xiang Yun looked at Jia Heng and called out.

Yuan Chun looked at the young man not far away, and said, "Brother Heng, have you stayed here for too long this time?"

Jia Heng smiled lightly as he sat down and said, "Tomorrow, I will go to the Zhizhou Yamen in Xuzhou, and watch the people in the Water Transport Yamen transport the grain boats to Huai'an Mansion in batches. After dealing with some messes, I will leave the day after tomorrow."

I have to comfort Yuanchun later, there will be Xianning tomorrow.

Princess Xianning showed concern in her clear eyes, and asked, "Why are you in such a hurry, sir?"

"The Huai'an mansion is waiting to use the grain. Hurry up and send a batch to stabilize the grain price, and then keep an eye on the embankment. Once the rain stops in the Jianghuai area, this flood fight will be over." Jia Heng explained.

Li Chanyue suddenly said: "Mr. Xiao Jia left Shenjing, and it has been more than two months. I don't know what to miss at home."

Jia Heng glanced at Princess Qinghe and said, "Yes, it's been several months, and a letter came the day before yesterday."

Thinking of the concubine incident mentioned by Princess Jinyang earlier, if there is no accident, the little princess will become his wife in the future.

Xiang Yun said unhappily: "When I left Beijing, I didn't spend a few days playing with brother Heng. Brother Heng is so busy every day that his feet don't touch the ground. I feel that my second uncle is not so busy."

This is talking about Zhongjinghou Shi Ding.

Jia Heng smiled, and said with relief: "In the future, there will be more opportunities to play, and we should be able to rest for a while when we go home. Besides, when we were in Luoyang and Kaifeng, we visited a lot of places. Sister Yun hasn't played enough yet. Woolen cloth."

In fact, after returning to Beijing, there is a high probability that he will not be able to rest, and he may still have to go to Yangzhou.

There is no progress in the progress of Yangzhou's salt affairs. In the past 15 years, many major policies in Chongping have been implemented, and money is being asked everywhere. The drought in the north this summer has caused poor harvests in many places. .

All items require the use of silver. Although there is support from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Households cannot make ends meet, and it is not a long-term solution.

At this moment, following the sound of respectful greetings from the female officials outside, Princess Jinyang stepped in from the outside. The beauty wore a low-cut red dress, her neck was as white as jade like a swan, and her skin was as white as snow. Shaking people's eyes, the jade face is as red as a peach pistil, and there is a beautiful and moving charm flowing between the eyebrows and the corners of the eyes, which is shockingly beautiful.

"Mother." The little princess approached and called cordially.

"Well, Chanyue, have you had dinner yet?" Princess Jinyang smiled sweetly, with every frown and smile, shining brightly.

Li Chanyue said softly: "Wait for mother."

Looking at the flirtatious and coquettish beauty, Princess Xianning's eyes were clear and dim, and she thought, no wonder the husband is crazy about his aunt and regards her as a treasure.

Lian Xue came over from the side at this time, and said with a light smile: "Your Highness, dinner is ready."

Everyone sat down, finished dinner, and moved to the side hall to talk.

"Brother Heng, let's tell a story." Xiang Yun held the apple round face in both hands, and said expectantly.

The eldest princess of Jinyang looked at the young man opposite with her eyes as soft as water, and said with a light smile, "Ziyu, since they want to hear it, just tell a story."

Just now I had a lot of tossing with her, and when I find Yuanchun later, I have to recover some strength.

Yuan Chun chuckled and said, "Brother Heng, it's still early in the morning, let's tell a story."

Although he didn't want to wait for a moment, he rushed into the boy's arms quickly, but he didn't want Tanchun and Xiangyun to "pacify" him, and he might pester him again later.

Jia Heng glanced at Yuan Chun, and caught the beauty's longing eyes like mist and dew, then looked at Tan Chun and Xiang Yun with hopeful eyes, and said, "Then tell me about a Chinese Ghost Story..."

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Yangzhou, Slender West Lake, the scenery of the lake and the mountains, misty and rainy, the brothels and Chu pavilions on both sides of the bank are hung with lanterns.

The sound of silk and bamboo orchestras, accompanied by the singing and dancing of prostitutes, floats along the lake to the distance. Compared with the torrential rain in Huaixu and other places, the rain in Yangzhou is smaller. A few days ago, there were several torrential rains, which turned the lake It was full, and soon turned to a drizzle.

Therefore, literati and refined scholars often bring their friends to go boating on the lake, drinking and chatting happily, without being disturbed by the floods in Huai'an Mansion and Xuzhou and other places.

A two-storey painting boat floats on the lake, with the three characters "Xunfang Pavilion" inscribed on the plaque, and a string of red lanterns are hung on the black painted wooden mast. Swaying in the wind.

Inside the cabin, the lights are bright, the fragrance is permeating, and the room is filled with soft fragrance of makeup and powder.

Huafang, second floor

"Brother Pan, I heard the news from the Huai'an Mansion that Uncle Yongning is back." Ji Lei, the son of Ji Yousong's brother-in-law Qian Shuwen's servant in Nanjing's household department, put down the wine cup in his hand and looked at Yi Yi with a serious face. A young man who is red and emerald, with a dissolute appearance, has a worried tone.

The young man was wearing a Su brocade shirt, with a handsome face, but his hands were a little dishonest, and he put them into the skirts of the two beauties beside him, playing with them recklessly, which aroused frequent coquettish anger from the beauties beside him.

"So what if you come back?" Pan Xiangdong played with the wine cup in his hand, his eyes were a little playful, and his expression didn't care.

Ji Lei said worriedly: "Brother Pan, there have been many people of unknown origin these days, who seem to be eyeing our people. I asked someone to inquire, and they seem to be people from Jinyi Mansion."

"People from Jinyi Mansion?" Pan Xiangdong sneered, and said, "Why, that Uncle Yongning still wants to arrest me and put him in prison? Even if it is Jinyi's driving letter, there must be an explanation."

"We are a normal business. He can't stop us from selling grain? Now that the people in Huai'an are in short supply of rice and grain, how much can I help the government by transporting grain to sell?" At this time, another With a very hoarse voice, he answered that it was Fang Kuang, the son of Fang Yaochun, the Nanjing Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine.

"Yes, if the price of grain is too high, then the people from his Jia family are also selling high-priced grain in Huai'an Mansion and Yangzhou. If you want to arrest them, you should first arrest the people from the Jia family in Jinling. If you don’t follow orders, you will not be upright, even if you don’t follow orders.” Hao Xixian, the grandson of Hao Jiru, a cabinet scholar, sneered.

Fang Kuang smiled, and said: "What Brother Hao Xian said is that if you are not righteous, how can you be righteous? Uncle Yongning wants to arrest me, first of all he slaps himself in the face, and even if he arrests us, he doesn't know that we have violated the national law. Which one is it?"

Pan Xiangdong smiled and said, "That's the reason. We're doing business in a proper way, and he can arrest people at will."

He didn't believe it, those people who came from Jinling, that Yongning Bogan had arrested them all, then the land in the south of the Yangtze River would definitely be turned into a storm!

However, at this moment, a servant in a bunt shirt hurried over and said in a panicked voice: "Master, it's not good, Jin Yiwei, a large number of Jin Yiwei came outside."

The Jinyi Mansion has been under control in Yangzhou for a long time, and has already known the whereabouts of these sons of Nanjing officials.

Jia Heng asked Liu Jixian to come to Yangzhou to arrest him personally. The inspector of Jinyiwei who was originally monitoring, together with a large number of Jinyi Tiqi, went straight to Huafang and began to arrest Pan Xiangdong and others.

"People from Jinyi Mansion? What are they going to do?" Pan Xiangdong gave a deep drink, put down the wine cup heavily, and got up from the two brothel girls with a gloomy expression.

While speaking, accompanied by the sound of paddling water outside, followed by the sound of hurried footsteps, the painting boat had already boarded a large number of guards in Jinyi Mansion, with pine oil torches in their hands, and Liu Jixian led a group of guards in Jinyi Mansion into the cabin In the middle, his eyes wandered over the crowd.

Liu Jixian asked coldly: "Which one is Pan Xiangdong, Ji Yousong?"

Pan Xiangdong looked calm and fearless, and asked, "Who are you, do you have something to do with me?"

Liu Jixian said coldly: "Take it!"

Following an order, several Jin Yiwei in flying fish suits behind him rushed towards Pan Xiangdong like tigers and wolves, holding Pan Xiangdong's arm.

Seeing this, the servants behind Pan Xiangdong were shocked and did not dare to go forward.

A wave of fear surged in Pan Xiangdong's heart, but his face was full of anger, and he said: "You Jinyi Governor Jia Heng's people are all hoarding goods and driving up the price of food. He has the nerve to send someone to arrest me?"

Fang Kuang said coldly: "The Jia family's own people are driving up grain prices, why don't you catch them? Do you blame us for stealing their Jia family's business?"

"People from Jia's family in Jinling are hoarding goods and driving up grain prices. Uncle Yongning has already dealt with it, but you, the case of reselling official grain from the Ministry of Households has been filed, which violates the national law!" Liu Jixian stared at Pan Xiangdong with unfriendly eyes, and said coldly Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of Ji Yousong's son Ji Lei, and saw that he seemed to be running away in a hurry, and shouted coldly: "Catch him!"

The two guards of the Jinyi Mansion quickly stepped forward and held Ji Lei down.

Liu Jixian shouted and asked: "A member of the Ji family?"

Just now, there were two people called out, one was Pan Xiangdong, and the other was Ji Yousong, but the age was slightly different, it might be the younger generation of the Ji family.

Ji Lei's face showed fear, and he didn't dare to answer.

Yangzhou Mansion's Jinyi Baihu said: "My lord, this man is Ji Yousong's son. Ji Yousong just returned to Jinling yesterday, and he seems to have gone to transport food."

Liu Jixian yelled: "Arrest him first, and then go to Jinling to get him."

Then, looking at the pale-faced Fang Kuang and the others, he said coldly: "These two people have been reselling official food. The evidence of the crime is convincing. They are now being arrested and interrogated by the Jinyi Mansion. You can do it yourself."

As Liu Jixian led the guards of the Jinyi Mansion to capture Pan Xiangdong, Ji Lei and others, it seemed as if a hurricane had blown in Yangzhou, crossed the Qinhuai River, and blew towards Jinling's officialdom, causing an uproar.

But because Pan Xiangdong and others resold official food for personal gain, and were caught by the people of Jinyi Mansion, this is different from hoarding goods and driving up food prices. The former is lawless and has violated the national law.

However, arresting the grandson of Pan Ruxi, Minister of the Household Department, in front of all the Jinling sons and brothers was quite deterrent, and he didn't dare to stay in Yangzhou for a long time, and hurried back to Jinling.

(End of this chapter)