The Red Mansions

Chapter 464 Daiyu: Hurry up, wipe it off for me

Chapter 464 Daiyu: Hurry up, wipe me off...

Rikain

In the wing room, orange lights diffused like water in the room, creating an extremely quiet atmosphere.

Xue Pan was sitting in the room, holding on to the table with one hand, knocking on melon seeds, while the maids and mother-in-law were helping to pack their bags.

"Brother Heng, please come inside." In the courtyard, Aunt Xue extended her hand to invite with a smile.

"Auntie please."

Jia Heng nodded, spoke softly, and then exchanged glances with Baochai who was beside Aunt Xue. When their eyes met, two blushes quietly floated on Baochai's cheeks, and panic flashed across her almond eyes.

There was no one else, but someone was staggering, taking advantage of Aunt Xue who was not paying attention, suddenly pulled Baochai's little hand, and left quickly.

Aunt Xue was lifting the curtain at this time, and was about to walk into the house, but she didn't pay attention to the movement behind her.

Jia Heng also just pulled it away, but seeing Baochai's face, which was originally as cold as snow, under the sparse lights in the window, flushed, bright and beautiful, that shy and angry look, is really quite interesting.

Several people entered the wing room, and just as they stood firm in the flower hall, Xue Pan's joyful voice came first, "Cousin Heng, you are here, I thought you would not come."

Jia Heng raised her eyes to look at the smiling Xue Pan, then turned to look at the maidservant and mother-in-law who were tidying up, and said pleasantly, "Wen Long, this is tidying up."

Xue Pan said: "Tomorrow, I will go to Wucheng Bingma Division, pack a few clothes for a change, and take them with me on the way."

Aunt Xue smiled and said, "Brother Heng, don't stand there, sit down and talk."

Jia Heng nodded, sat down on the embroidered pier, looked at Xue Pan, smiled and said: "Wen Long's injury looks good."

"It's all right, but it still hurts when I sit down." Xue Pan said.

Jia Heng said: "In the prison, you don't do hard labor, just some ordinary trivial things."

Aunt Xue asked with concern: "Didn't you say that you are going to repair the city wall and clear the ditches?"

Jia Heng explained: "The prison doesn't abuse prisoners. Besides, Wen Long's physique seems to be much stronger."

Xue Pan tugged at Aunt Xue's sleeve and said, "Mom, don't worry, Cousin Heng won't make me suffer."

He thought, Cousin Heng is the head of the prison, and they don't look at the face of the monk or the face of the Buddha, and they don't treat him with food and drink, at least they won't embarrass him.

On the other side, Baochai took the teacup from Yinger and listened quietly without saying a word.

At this time, Xue Pan's copper bell-like eyes turned around, looked at Jia Heng, and sighed: "Cousin Heng, now that I'm gone, my sister is young and my mother is also old. I don't have anyone to take care of me, I hope my cousin will take more trouble."

As soon as this remark came out, Aunt Xue was listening to the narration with a smile on her face, her face changed as she felt the tone of a dying entrustment, and she said angrily: "What are you talking about, you don't come back every half a month. Give it to the eyes."

Xue Pan said with a bitter face: "Mom, I'll come back in half a month, eat a good meal and sleep, what can I do?"

Aunt Xue: "???"

In a flash, he also understood his son's "good intentions". Now that Brother Heng is a high-ranking and powerful official, the family's business really needs to rely on him.

"Wenlong don't worry." Jia Heng put down the teacup, with firm eyes, said: "I will come here often to help the family."

"Cousin is righteous." Xue Pan was overjoyed when he heard the words, rolled his eyes, and said, "Cousin, actually I still have something on my mind, I want to entrust it, and I hope my cousin will agree."

Jia Heng frowned, and said with a face-lifting face, "Wen Long, tell me."

Xue Pan hesitated for a moment, looked at Baochai, and sighed: "Sister, she has passed this year, and she is fifteen years old. Because of me, her marriage was delayed at home. Cousin Heng knew her well." There are also many young heroes..."

Baochai listened calmly, but when she heard this, her expression changed slightly, and she said angrily, "Brother, what are you talking about!"

Saying that, she got up and left, and Ying'er hurriedly followed, and went to the inner room together.

Seeing this, Aunt Xue said angrily, "You child, the more you talk about it, the less you look like it."

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, and said: "Sister Xue's marriage is decided by my aunt, so Wen Long doesn't have to worry about it."

The reason why he kept it from Aunt Xue was because once he got engaged, out of taboos, he couldn't easily develop a relationship with Baochai as he is now, unless he had married.

But he still hopes that Mr. Hengwu can spend an unforgettable boudoir time in the Grand View Garden, instead of competing with Keqing in the back house.

"Cousin Heng, what do you think of my sister?" Just as Jia Heng was thinking about it, Xue Pan suddenly asked.

Jia Heng paused, glanced at Baochai who had already hid in the inner room, but did not speak.

Aunt Xue saw that Jia Heng was silent, and her original thoughts of being the same as Xue Pan gradually cooled down. She grabbed Xue Pan's ear and said angrily, "Are you going to piss me off to get what you want? This is also your A half-grown child to worry about?"

Xue Pan let out an "Ouch" in pain, and said, "Mom, stop pulling, stop pulling."

After such a commotion, it diverged from this crop.

Jia Heng persuaded softly: "Wen Long is also kind, don't be too harsh on Auntie."

"Brother Heng, Pan'er doesn't do anything right all day long, you're laughing at me." Aunt Xue said with a slightly unnatural expression on her face.

Jia Heng nodded and said, "Auntie, one family doesn't speak two different languages."

Aunt Xue said with emotion: "But what Wen Long said just now is still reasonable. He is fifteen years old, and people say that he is still fifteen years old. It is strange that he has not yet settled down. It is strange for us women and Taoists to stay in the mansion. I can't recognize some young handsome people."

"Don't worry, Auntie. As the old saying goes, you don't have to worry about being late for a good meal, let alone Sister Xue's appearance?" Jia Heng said softly.

"What Brother Heng said is true." Aunt Xue smiled and said softly.

I don't know why, but I think of the big girl Yuanchun from my sister's house. She is so old, and her marriage has not yet been settled, so it makes people worry about it.

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, and said: "Auntie, I will take Wenlong to the prison in the early morning, and there will be some official documents of arrest, let sister Xue bring them here, and sister Xue must go to send Wenlong with her."

He had previously promised to take Baochai for a walk, preferably around the places of interest in Chang'an City, and tomorrow will be fulfilled.

Hearing this, Xue Pan rolled his eyes as big as copper bells, and for some reason, suspicion gradually arose in his heart.

Not long ago, my younger sister did not miss cousin Heng, could it be that the two of them... huh?

Thinking like this, my heart beat wildly, and I didn't dare to think about it.

Aunt Xue glanced at Xue Pan worriedly, and asked, "Brother Heng, then I won't go there?"

While talking, Baochai, who had just entered the inner room, no longer heard the mention of her marriage from the outside, and walked out slowly, saying softly: "Mom, I will go with Big Brother Heng."

However, when these words fell into Xue Pan's eyes, he became more and more suspicious, no matter how he heard it, he felt something was wrong.

Aunt Xue sighed and agreed.

However, Jia Heng changed the topic and said: "Auntie, there is one more thing. If you can trust me in the Xue family's business, I also have some business in Dongcheng. The two can exchange goods in the purchase channel."

Aunt Xue said in surprise: "Brother Heng, what is this saying?"

Jia Heng then told Baochai the strategy he had mentioned before, omitting the purpose of course, and said: "Speaking of which, my eldest sister is helping to manage the account books in my business in Dongcheng, and she is now helping at Princess Jinyang's residence , I usually don’t take much care of it, but now the two families can communicate with each other, it’s better than others.”

Aunt Xue heard the words and said with a smile: "Before, I also heard that the big girl is in charge of a lot of your livelihood."

"Eldest sister used to be a minister in the palace. She has extraordinary knowledge and helped me a lot." Jia Heng said softly, then looked at Baochai with gentle eyes, and said, "Sister Xue is also smart, and now Wenlong is alone. Yue won’t come back a few times, let sister Xue help.”

In fact, Baochai can help the Xue family do some business. Of course, his move is definitely not to seek the Xue family's family assets, but a deep bondage.

Aunt Xue heard that the eldest princess of Jinyang was also among them, but she felt that there was a lot to do, and said: "My dear girl, you are a knowledgeable person, but I just cared about you for my mother in the past, so it is not easy for you to show your face. Now, as Brother Heng said, Duoduo supported the family’s livelihood.”

Baochai said hesitantly, "Mom, how can I make up my mind, besides, it's not easy to show my face."

"You don't need to show your face, I just called my eldest sister, and you sisters can discuss it." Jia Heng said.

In the original Grand View Garden, Li Wan, Tanchun, and Baochai are housekeepers. At that time, Baochai managed it in an orderly manner.

Aunt Xue persuaded: "My dear girl, your eldest sister is discussing with you, what are you worried about?"

Baochai hesitated for a moment, then nodded, as if she had agreed, but she felt a little ashamed, as if she had united with him and coaxed her mother.

Afterwards, Jia Heng talked about the conversation again, glanced at the sky, and said, "Auntie, why don't you come here first today, and let Wenlong rest earlier, tomorrow morning, I'm still here." Get up early."

Aunt Xue didn't force her to stay, she said with a smile, "Baby girl, give it to me."

Baochai responded and led Ying'er to see Jia Heng off.

Seeing Jia Heng leaving, Xue Pan looked at his back, lowered his voice, and said, "Mom, it's good for me to look at Cousin Heng."

"What's good?" Aunt Xue was puzzled for a moment, and looked at her son suspiciously.

Xue Pan laughed and said, "Mom, you said you asked your younger sister to marry cousin Heng, how about it?"

In this way, he has a powerful brother-in-law. Isn't the huge city of Shenjing walking sideways?

Aunt Xue was startled for a moment, and then she said angrily: "If Brother Heng is not married, I will let your sister agree to him without saying a word, but now... I am going to be a concubine for others. How can this work?"

Just thinking about the girl in the East Mansion who was appointed as the wife of the second grade, one knows what a good match Brother Heng is for his daughter, but the premise is that the main wife, what is a concubine?Same as Aunt Zhao?

"Why is she a flat wife, not a concubine?" Xue Pan said in a low voice.

"Ping wife sounds good, but in the end she is just a concubine. In the future, there will be a son and a half daughter, and the title will not be her turn. Can she be sealed?" Aunt Xue said impatiently: "Don't worry about it."

Xue Pan sighed: "Mom, who cares if I don't worry? Mom, don't worry, you were still staring at Baoyu a few days ago."

Aunt Xue was caught in a shortcoming, and she felt irritated and even a little angry. She stretched out her hand and grabbed Xue Pan's ear, and scolded: "You want to piss me off, aren't you?"

Let alone Baoyu, there is no one in the two prefectures who can compare to Brother Heng, but she is married. Although her Xue family has fallen, her ancestors are also famous, how can she be a concubine?

Jia Heng left Lixiangyuan, and the two of them walked to the corner of the corridor's flower wall. Ying'er held the lantern and fell at a distance. When the two entered the corner, they stood in the corridor and watched the wind.

Jia Heng turned to look at the plump and elegant girl, and said, "Sister, when the time is right, I will explain it to my aunt."

Baochai pursed her pink lips, and said softly, "Brother Heng, I'm not in a hurry."

She is willing to wait, to wait for a title.

Jia Heng nodded, looked at Baochai by the candlelight, felt pity and guilt in his heart, bent down, dabbed on the spotless red lips, hugged for a while, and said softly: "Sister, It's cold outside, go back early, see you tomorrow."

Baochai seemed to be able to understand a certain emotion of the young man, her dewy eyes narrowed, and she said "um", watching Jia Heng leave.

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But it was said that Jia Heng left Lixiangyuan and was going to return to Ningguo Mansion, because when he passed by the Chaoshou corridor in the courtyard where Jiamu lived, he looked up and saw that it was still early, and his heart moved, and he planned to see Daiyu.

I also need to talk to Daiyu about the latest changes in the situation in Yangzhou today.

In the courtyard where Daiyu lived, everything was silent and the night was as cool as water. The spring breeze in February blew through the rose trees in front of the eaves, making a small sound, which muffled the young man's voice.

It was exactly the time of Xuzheng, and a copper-bottomed diamond mirror on the Kang table in the inner chamber reflected a girl in a pink jacket with a stand-up collar and a collar with white pink and green embroidered bamboo leaves and plum blossoms.

The girl was holding a piano score, and flipped through it by the light, but raised her frowning eyebrows from time to time, staring at the swaying wind and shadow outside the glass window, like seeing through a wall. After many times and spaces, it fell in a certain courtyard.

"Girl, wash your feet to relieve fatigue, so you can rest earlier." At this time, Zijuan came from the side and said softly.

Daiyu put down the piano score, said "Mm", and let Zijuan take care of her embroidered shoes, took off her socks, and immediately revealed a pair of tender feet with white lotus root.

"Tomorrow will be February, right?" Daiyu was silent for a moment, then suddenly turned her pretty face, because the light was slightly against the light, the soft face under the air bangs was covered with a shadow at the intersection of light and dark, which undoubtedly made the girl more attracted A bit quiet and beautiful.

Zicuckoo smiled like a flower, and said: "Well, tomorrow, it's the first month."

"After two days, the weather will be better. It would be good to find Third Sister and Sister Yun, and fly kites together for a few days." Daiyu thought for a while, her pretty and melodious voice was full of sadness.

After Baoyu's "harassment" was gone, Daiyu's usual daily life consisted of reading all kinds of miscellaneous books, being a needlework female celebrity, or supporting herself with one hand and staring blankly for a while, but in the past few days, her mood gradually became a little bit irritable.

How should I put it, at least Jia Mouyu was there to accompany her to relieve boredom, or Sister Feng and all the sisters in Rongqing Hall were talking and joking, but the recent Rongguo Mansion was full of troubles, and Daiyu felt that she was almost forgotten .

"Then I'll ask someone to buy a kite for the girl." Zijuan raised her head and said with a smile.

But Daiyu sighed: "Now the third younger sister often leaves early and returns late in the East Mansion, and younger sister Yun also goes to see her pony, maybe she is free."

"When the twelfth is the girl's birth, at that time, the house will be able to celebrate lively. By the way, in front of the old lady, didn't the uncle say that he would go south to Gusu to buy a theater troupe?" Zijuan laughed. She smiled and said, "Master remembers the girl's birth."

Daiyu bit her lower lip when she heard this, and her mood brightened involuntarily, she just said softly: "Brother Heng said that, probably to comfort grandma."

Zicuckoo smiled and did not argue.

While the master and servant were talking, suddenly, Xueyan's joyful voice came from the outside, "Master Heng, the girl is not asleep yet."

"I'm here to have a conversation with Sister Lin." A calm voice sounded, and then Jia Heng followed the snow geese through the curtain and entered the wing room, and followed the snow geese to walk around a brown bamboo-patterned screen and enter the inner room.

When Daiyu suddenly heard this, she felt very ashamed, Xueyan didn't know the seriousness, she was still washing her feet at the moment, how could she bring that man in.

Thanks to Zijuan's reminder back then, Daiyu also started to watch the male and female defenses, and quickly said to Zijuan beside him, "Quick, wipe it off for me."

The sound of "crash la la" sounded, and a pair of tender white feet came out of the copper basin.

But how could it be too late at this time, Zicuckoo was about to wipe it with a towel beside it.

Then, while speaking, Jia Heng walked around the screen, stood in the hall, and called out: "Sister, I'm looking for you..."

Just seeing Daiyu's two young, white, luxuriant jade shoots' feet, exposed in the air, with water droplets rolling on the jade toes.

The "tick" and "tick" fell on the copper basin with a sound, and the slender jade feet reflected the candlelight, crystal clear, like glass and even dazzled with light. eyes, while the five jade toes are curled up, as if telling the owner's panic.

Jia Heng's eyes paused for a moment, and then he said calmly: "Sister, is it time to rest?"

"Crash..."

The jade feet were drilled into the copper basin again, Daiyu's snowy face was dyed crimson, the bright autumn eyes under the two smoky eyebrows drooped down, it was difficult to conceal the hasty voice, there was a bit of surprise and shyness, and tremblingly said : "Brother Heng, you... why are you here?"

"Come and see my sister." Jia Heng sat on an embroidered pier beside the round table, looked up at Daiyu, who was restless, and said slowly: "Your sister, it's good to soak for a while, it will relax your meridians and help you rest."

As he spoke, he picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea.

Only when I think about "attacking my kidney reflex area", some charming thoughts can be as light as clouds.

Xueyan's face changed slightly, and she tried to explain: "Girl, I don't know..."

Just about to say something, but saw Zicuckoo cast a pair of angry eyes, and realized that it is not appropriate to continue to unfold.

Perhaps it was the young man's indifferent demeanor that infected Daiyu, but Daiyu was not as shy as before, and asked softly, "Did Brother Heng talk to Auntie in Lixiangyuan?"

Jia Heng lowered his head and sipped the tea, looked at Daiyu, and said slowly: "I've finished taking care of things over there, so I'll come over to see my sister. I'm going to meet Sheng today, and told him about going to Yangzhou."

Daiyu frowned, and asked in surprise, "Brother Heng, what do you say?"

Jia Heng said: "The imperial court intends to send Qi Dashi to the south to rectify the salt affairs. The previous case of murdering Uncle Lin has not found the real culprit."

Daiyu was stunned when she heard this, and said, "What's the reason?"

"Sending the cabinet ministers south again will have both advantages and disadvantages for my uncle." Jia Heng put down the teacup and said, "The disadvantage is that you can't monopolize the whole work, and the advantage is that you can share the hatred of some of the opponents."

　Second, don't wait, there is no end to writing anyway.

(End of this chapter)