The Red Mansions

Chapter 393

Chapter 393

In the early morning of the next day, it was just dawn, and on the lacquered wooden table, the red candle was about to burn out, and the wax oil flowed along the candlestick.

In the wing room, there seemed to be a lingering scent from last night.

Jia Heng opened his eyes from the warm and fragrant nephrite, and tried to push away the sleepy Princess Jinyang who hugged him like a sloth.

"Hmm~"

The beauty let out a groan, as if she was sleeping soundly, she tightened her arms again, and put a snow-white jade leg on Jia Heng's body.

Jia Heng's complexion paused, and he turned it a few times, but he didn't move it. He turned his eyes and saw that the beauty's eyelids were closed tightly, her face was calm, her curly eyelashes were thickly covered with shadows, she was white and red, and she was blown. On the skin of the broken face, patches of begonias were flushed, and the spring feeling faded slightly.

On the earlobe and neck, a few thin strands of hair were curled into curls because of the sweat from last night.

Jia Heng felt helpless for a while, and said softly: "Li'er, I have to go."

He knew that Jinyang was pretending to sleep.

Now he feels more and more that the eldest princess of Jinyang is sometimes like a big sister who is intimate, and sometimes like a little girl who makes a temper tantrum.

Yesterday, I had a vague intuition that Jinyang's mentality may have undergone a certain degree of drastic change.

How should I put it, after the days of eating the last meal and not having the next meal, after yesterday, the more I want to monopolize him... Generally speaking, being clingy is not a good sign.

It can be said that this is also the characteristic of a royal princess, and it does not mean that a woman's desire to possess and compete for favor can be overcome just because she has a gentle and generous temperament.

After all, since she was spoiled and spoiled since she was a child, she is financially independent and does not need to obey others, so how can she be willing to share a man with others?

But Jinyang himself is very sensible and gentle, knowing that he doesn't like it, so he restrains the emotions of some little women and tries to show her elegant and intellectual side.

"For the long-term maintenance of an intimate relationship, sex is only the first step. The subsequent running-in period, and even the matching of temperament, is more cruel. The emotional game is the key to deciding whether to go far."

"I was a little too optimistic before. If Jinyang has a child, I'm afraid it will be more difficult. Now we must prepare for the emotional game." Jia Heng's eyes drooped slightly, thinking.

Seeing that Jia Heng was silent for a while, Princess Jinyang snorted, thinking that the little man was a little angry, let go of his white and tender lotus arms, and opened his bright phoenix eyes, his soft and watery eyes fixed on the young man, pink. The moist red lips parted slightly: "Are you leaving?"

Jia Heng took Jin Yang's hand, slender, soft and smooth to the touch, and said softly: "Today, I want to bring Keqing to Ning, you sleep first, I will come to find you tomorrow."

This is naturally part of the game.

When Princess Jinyang heard the Qin family's name for the first time from the young man's mouth, her heart beat wildly, her eyebrows frowned, and one arm propped up her soft body like spring mud.

Immediately, the silk quilt embroidered with peony flowers slipped off, and two trembling full moons appeared in the air on the collarbone as delicate as jade. Be careful, don't let others see."

Jia Heng smiled lightly, looked at the snow-skinned jade man with messy temples, and said softly: "If others see it, they will marry you home."

He has figured it out a bit now. When a beauty calls him Ziyu, she is in the big sister mode. Once she calls Henglang, she is a sexual little woman. Well, if she calls Brother Heng, then just bully her. That's it.

When Princess Jinyang heard the words, her white and greasy cheeks turned red with embarrassment, her brows were beaming with joy, and she reproached, "Nonsense."

But there was sweetness in her heart, because she could see that the other party was telling the truth.

Thinking deeply, he sighed faintly from the bottom of his heart.

On Jia Heng's side, she put on her clothes, looked back at Princess Jinyang, lowered her head and held the two peach blossom lips, and left the mansion of Princess Jinyang amidst the beauty's coquettish anger.

Watching the boy leave the room, Princess Jinyang Yurong was momentarily distracted by it, and the lingering breath of last night's death seemed to still be in the air.

He didn't feel sleepy anymore, and the figure of the girl he saw in Kunning Palace yesterday appeared in front of his eyes.

In that person's heart, the Qin family whose boudoir name is Keqing seems to have a pivotal position.

"The wife of chaff will not go to court."

Princess Jinyang pursed her cherry lips, murmured, and sighed again.

She didn't know what happened recently, maybe the seven or eight days of torment was too unbearable, and she actually wanted to monopolize this little man.

But at the beginning he told himself that he wanted to be a real couple, but now that he hasn't seen her once in ten days, how can they be considered a couple?

"Speaking of which, last night was the night when he and I shared the same bed like husband and wife." Princess Jinyang's eyes were dazed, and there was a trace of sourness in her heart.

In fact, this is the difference between the thinking of men and women.

For men, sex is the end of the game, but for women it's just a new beginning.

Ningguo Mansion

Jia Heng returned home, first changed his clothes, then went to the inner study, picked up a book and read it, touched the scratches under his neck, and the warm fragrance that hadn't dissipated on his body.

"This bloodstain will not go away for two or three days. If Keqing finds out..."

Jia Heng frowned, feeling that when the time came, he could only do badly.

After waiting for a while, the sky was bright, and the morning light fell on the mahogany desk through the window.

Jia Heng ordered the back kitchen to prepare hot water for a bath, intending to wash off the fragrance of powder on her body.

And Ningguo Mansion also woke up from the night on the first day of the first month of the 15th year of Chongping, and greeted a brand new day in the morning glow of spring.

In the backyard of the wing room, Qin Keqing, who was wearing a hairpin in a bun, was under the service of the maids Baozhu and Ruizhu, putting on makeup, and her red lips parted slightly in the mirror: "Go and see if the uncle is back."

At this time, a maid came out of the wing room and went out. After a short while, she went back and said with a light smile: "Grandma, grandpa is back and is taking a bath."

Qin Keqing paused slightly for the thrush pen in her hand, her expression was as if nothing had happened, and she said softly: "Let the back kitchen cook some food, and I will use it with the uncle in the living room later."

After the make-up was finished, in the mirror there was clearly a charming beauty with a woman's hair in a bun, and the emerald earrings on the earlobes were full of emerald green.

At this time, Jia Heng took a bath, changed into a long gown with bamboo pattern and Sichuan brocade, and went out of the wing room. When he saw that there was no smell around his body while walking, he felt a little relieved.

"Master Heng, grandma said that you can have dinner together in the small hall." At this time, Bi'er, the maid who came under the verandah, said.

Jia Heng responded and looked at Bi'er. As the first maid she asked Aunt Cai to buy, she was originally a sallow, emaciated, malnourished little girl with a ruddy complexion and beautiful features.

Jia Heng nodded and said, "Bi'er, have you learned the boxing technique I taught you?"

Bi'er smiled and said: "I have learned it."

"What's the matter?" Jia Heng nodded, and suddenly looked at the little girl who hesitated to speak, and asked.

Bi'er stammered: "Master, I saw my father."

"Oh, I'll see you when I see you... huh?" Jia Heng was stunned for a while, frowned, and asked, "Do you want to leave the mansion?"

Bi'er shook her head and said firmly: "After my father sold me and my sister, I will never go back."

Jia Heng glanced at the little girl with a stubborn look on her face, and said after a while, "If there is anything wrong with your family, don't fight it alone, you can talk to me."

A warm current surged in Bi'er's heart, and she said, "I will."

The two of them talked, and walked along the Chaoshou corridor to the wing room in the backyard.

Qin Keqing got up, approached with a smile, and said softly: "Husband, you are back."

Jia Heng nodded, sat down, picked up a pair of chopsticks, and asked with a smile, "Are all the gifts ready?"

Qin Keqing also sat down next to Jia Heng, and said softly: "It's all ready in advance."

Jia Heng didn't say anything anymore, and the couple started to have breakfast.

After a while, Qin Keqing said: "Sister-in-law Feng said that the pavilions and pavilions in Huifang Garden looked in disrepair for a long time, and they should be renovated. The gardens of the east and west houses were simply connected and a new garden was built. The girl is a bit older, and the house has a large population, so it is inconvenient to come and go, so I think it makes sense."

The preparations for the construction of the Grand View Garden are actually necessary to a certain extent. In the east and west, there are four girls who are waiting to be married, not to mention that Chai Dai and others are from outside.

Jia Heng put down his chopsticks, looked at Qin Keqing, smiled, and said: "Before, she mentioned it to me a few times, and I will ask someone to calculate the cost later to see how much money I need."

Yuan Chun was brought out of the palace by him, but Concubine Yuan would not have it herself.

As for the construction of the garden, is it extravagant and wasteful?

After this year, Concubine Wu can't say that she will have to visit her relatives, and the Wu family will also build a family-senting villa, and King Wei will also expand the palace when he opens his mansion. Therefore, you have to spend the money you have, otherwise you will become a miser.

But the money must be spent wisely, and it cannot be left to others. If he builds it, it will cost more than half of the money compared to the original work.

The couple finished their breakfast, prepared their chariots and horses, and headed towards the Qin residence at about si time.

Qin residence, in the flower hall

Jia Heng met Qin Ye, the father-in-law, and Qin Zhong, the brother-in-law.

With a smile on his face, Qin Ye called out: "Zi Yu, has the edict of Jinjue come down?"

The military parade at Anshun Gate yesterday, as a spectator of the ceremony, he also saw clearly that his son-in-law was finally promoted to first-class male by the Holy Lord.

He vaguely remembered that just a few months ago, he was still wondering whether the boy was a libertine, and he didn't want to be a first-class baron.

Jia Heng said: "It came down yesterday."

Qin Zhong, who was at the side, showed much less gentleness on his face, and replaced it with a bit more determination. Seeing Jia Heng, he looked a little shy, stepped forward to behave himself, and softly called: "Brother-in-law."

Jia Heng turned to look at Qin Zhong, only to see the handsome young man's cheeks flushed, and he asked with a smile, "Jingqing, when does the school start?"

Qin Zhong bowed his head and said, "The Lantern Festival is over."

She looked so much like a socially phobic female college student who came home from vacation, she almost hid.

Qin Ye looked at Qin Zhong who was at the side, and scolded: "In front of your brother-in-law, you are still so awkward."

Having said that, the happy look on his face indicated that he was in a good mood.

Jia Heng smiled and said: "Yue Zhang, Jing Qing is beautiful, it's not a problem."

At this time, Qin Keqing came slowly and said softly: "Husband, father, sit down and talk."

Qin Ye also came to his senses, and said with a self-conscious smile: "I forgot about it, Ziyu, come and sit down."

After being seated, Qin Keqing greeted the maids and prepared fruits and refreshments.

Jia Heng sat opposite Qin Ye, and the two men basically talked about government affairs when they were together.

Qin Ye pondered for a moment, looked at Jia Heng, and said in a low voice, "Yang Ge was honestly out of place during the military parade yesterday."

This is about Yang Guochang obstructing Jia Heng's promotion.

Jia Heng put down the teacup and said, "Abandoning the public because of personal interests, I don't know the general idea."

Qin Ye nodded, and asked with concern: "Old Yang Ge has been the chief assistant of the imperial court for eight years, does Zi Yu have any countermeasures?"

Jia Heng smiled and said: "It's just that soldiers come to block, water comes to cover up, civil and military divisions, even if he wants to obstruct it, there is nothing he can do."

Seeing the young man's composure, Qin Ye calmed down slightly, and said: "I have met with some colleagues in the past few days, and many of them have said that they want to impeach Mr. Yang Ge. It can be seen that right and wrong are at ease."

"There are comings and goings in the court battles. During this two months, there will be a steady stream of impeachment memorials." Jia Heng said softly: "Master Yuezhang, just wait and see."

I'm afraid that some science and Taoism officials saw the emperor's indifferent attitude towards Yang Guochang, and began to move around.

For the Censor Yanguan, if he can knock down a chief assistant, he can gain a lot of fame and fortune. The so-called domestic recitation, no one in the world does not know the emperor.

Qin Ye thought for a while, and said worriedly: "Recently, Beijing and China are spreading the news about the Beijing inspection, and the Ministry of Industry is also handling this matter. I don't know what's going on."

Jia Heng said: "I don't know much about this matter. Why, has the Ministry of Industry started?"

Qin Ye frowned, and said: "I heard a few colleagues mention this matter yesterday, and I heard that the test must be done with four patterns and eight methods."

The so-called four characteristics refer to keeping, talent, years, and politics, and the eight principles are greed, coolness, imprudence, impetuousness, weakness, lack of ability, old age, and illness.

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, then asked: "How old is Mr. Yue Zhang this year?"

If he followed his thinking, and if there were no accidents, Qin Ye would not be able to achieve much in his official career. In fact, he could retire and enjoy life in peace, but it was obvious that the old man still wanted to continue to be an official.

This is human nature, everyone has the right to realize self-worth, he cannot let his will be imposed on the old man.

Moreover, according to Chen Handian system, if the physical condition permits, it is not too late to become an official at seventy.

"After this year, there will be three out of sixty." Qin Ye was stunned for a moment, then replied, with a worried face on his face, "Perhaps the Ministry of Industry will play tricks on the evaluation because of old and weak."

He worked diligently and conscientiously in the Ministry of Industry for most of his life, and finally became a doctor in the first division and stepped into the rank of fifth rank. He was really unwilling to be let go.

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, then said: "The Ministry of Industry is currently in charge of Zhao Shangshu?"

Zhao Yi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, is now the elder of the cabinet.

Qin Yedao: "Zhao Shangshu usually doesn't care much about the affairs of the Ministry. The person who presides over the affairs of the Ministry is Pan Bingyi and Pan Shilang who I mentioned with Ziyu last time. This time, the Beijing Inspection Committee will be evaluated by the officials of various ministries first, and then the Ministry of Officials, the Metropolitan Inspection Institute and the Henan Provincial People's Government will be evaluated. Dao Yushi's business meeting, Pan Shilang's words carry a lot of weight."

"Is there any feud between Mr. Yue Zhang and this servant Pan?" Jia Heng asked.

Qin Ye shook his head and said: "That's not true. I don't usually argue with others. It's just that I'm a doctor in the Ministry of Industry. My own confidant."

The officials of the Ministry of Industry, one radish and one hole, ordered Qin Ye to resign, so Pan Bingyi could install his cronies.

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, then said: "Master Yuezhang, don't worry, if Mr. Yuezhang has made no mistakes, this time Jingcha will not make a fuss about old age."

For this Beijing inspection plan, the Ministry of Officials led by Han Huang, the Metropolitan Inspection Office under the leadership of Zuodu Censor Xu Lu, and Henan Road will conduct a comprehensive assessment of the officials in Beijing.

At that time, he said hello to Han Huang, and it was not a big problem.

Qin Keqing on the side, her beautiful eyes twinkled, poured two cups of tea, put them down on the small table for the two of them, and said softly: "Husband, daddy has been an official in the Ministry of Industry for these years. He leaves early and returns late, and works hard. I see Don't give up, if it doesn't go well outside as an official, it's better to resign from the official, go home to take care of your grandchildren."

Qin Ye frowned, looked at his daughter, and said with a bit of scolding: "If you resign at this time, I'm afraid it will be given to others."

Then, looking at Jia Heng, he asked, "Zi Yu, do you think so?"

Really scared by his own daughter, let him retire and go home to take care of the children?

Qin Keqing lowered her beautiful eyes and stuck out her lilac tongue, playful and cute.

Jia Heng suddenly saw his daughter-in-law appearing as a little girl, his heart skipped a beat, and then he found it both funny and funny.

But Qing is also very funny sometimes, the words just now were clearly said on purpose.

Qin Ye said, also a little unnatural, looked at his daughter, and complained: "Even if you want to play with your grandson, you have to have a grandson who will be happy with you. Jingqing hasn't been married for two years, and you don't have much hope. You and your son Yu..."

Jia Hengqing coughed, and changed the topic: "Yue Zhang, just now you mentioned that there will be turmoil in the Ministry of Industry's personnel affairs?"

Qin Keqing's face was blushing, and her beautiful eyes gave the young man a soft and charming look.

Secretly, every day he said that he was young, so this year should be almost the same.

Jia Heng straightened his expression, turned to look at Qin Ye, and said, "Lord Yuezhang said earlier that some officials from the Ministry of Industry were involved in the corruption of the Imperial Mausoleum. Do you have any evidence for Mr. Yuezhang?"

When Qin Ye heard the words, his complexion changed suddenly, and he asked, "What does Ziyu mean?"

Jia Heng's eyes were deep, and he said in a low voice: "If the Ministry of Industry is involved in a major corruption case, but Mr. Yuezhang is as clean as water and has a clean sleeve, he should be able to take another step forward."

Qin Ye is now the doctor of the Ministry of Cleaning Up Officials. This official is actually quite big, similar to a bureau-level cadre in a ministry, but he is still one step away from a deputy minister like a minister, but this step is actually a natural barrier.

As an official in charge of the construction of the Ministry of Industry, he has been an official for many years, his family is poor, and he has no surplus savings. It can be seen that Qin Ye is a clean and honest official, so he can take a step up and become a third-rank servant. relative.

Looking at his wife who was serving tea, he thought to himself, it can be regarded as compensation.

After listening to the young man's words, Qin Ye felt somewhat excited.

In the officialdom, except for Sun Liancheng, who has a heart for the universe, there is no one who does not want to make progress, but Qin Ye is not from a high school background, and has spent many years in the Ministry of Industry.

Jia Heng said again: "Master Yuezhang has been an official in the Ministry of Industry for many years. He works hard, does not take money, and is promoted to a third-rank official before he becomes an official. It is Jingqing who will enter the official career, and he will be able to receive shade."

If Qin Ye is a third-rank civil official, it can also effectively improve the Qin family's family status. At that time, it can be said to be the family of high-ranking officials.

At this time, Qin Keqing frowned, as if she had thought of a certain level, with a beautiful face, she thought about it, "If my father is a third-rank official, it's not good to think about that princess... Take my husband away."

Thinking about it this way, he looked at Qin Ye and said softly, "Daddy, I think what my husband said makes sense. Daddy has been devoted to his business affairs all these years."

Qin Ye: "..."

I was stunned for a while, but I didn't expect my daughter's attitude to change so much.

Jia Heng looked at Qin Keqing, wondering if the husband and wife had a good heart, but suddenly understood Keqing's thoughts, picked up the teacup, lowered his eyes and took a sip.

Qin Ye said: "It still depends on the intention of the imperial court. It is useless to say these things now."

In fact, it has already been said to be a little heart-wrenching.

Jia Heng said: "Master Yuezhang, let's do this first, and we'll see how to proceed later."

If Qin Ye wants to be promoted, he needs to vacate his position, which coincides with the rectification of Zhongshun Palace and a bunch of moths in the Ministry of Industry.

But he can't end it himself, he still has to borrow the strength of others.

Qin Keqing said softly: "Husband, Dad, it's almost noon, it's time to eat."

Qin Ye said with a smile on his face, "Jing Qing, go to the cellar in the backyard and take out the Shaoxing Daughter Red that was treasured for my father. I will not return home today if I am not drunk with your brother-in-law."

Qin Zhong responded, and then led the maids and mother-in-law to fetch wine.

(End of this chapter)