It is already the afternoon of summer, when the sun is in full swing, the heat is rising, and the heat is turning into waves.
The maid Hu Bo entered the wing and said to the girl sitting on the Kang couch under the window: "Sister Yuanyang, Uncle Heng is here."
When the people in the room heard Jia Heng's arrival, their expressions suddenly changed. Jin Wenxiang quickly stood up and went to greet him.
I thought to myself what a coincidence.
As Jia Heng spoke, he walked into the hall.
Just eating Xiaoxiao's snow pears, he was sweating all over. Xiaoxiao cursed and went to take a bath and change clothes. After writing a letter to Xu Kai, he was bored for a while. He couldn't help but think of the agreement he had made with Yuanyang a few days ago, so he came over to see Yuanyang.
Jin Wenxiang put a smile on his face and called out: "I've seen you, uncle, he's here."
Jia Heng looked at Jin Wenxiang. He was a twenty-six or seven-year-old young man. Thanks to the good genes of the Jin family, he was tall and had a fair face. Although he had a flattering smile, it did not make anyone feel disgusted.
It feels pretty good.
"I'm looking for a mandarin duck to talk to." Jia Heng explained his purpose, then looked at the girl sitting on the bed with a handkerchief wrapped around her fingers, and asked with concern: "What's wrong? Is your hand pricked?"
Jia Heng said, walked slowly closer, looked at the tall girl with black hair, and scolded: "Why are you so careless?"
In front of Yuanyang brother and sister-in-law, there is nothing to be taboo about.
Moreover, some clues about his affair with Yuanyang emerged after Jia She forced her into a marriage.
Jin Wenxiang doesn't want to look at him too much. He can't sit or stand at the moment.
But Wei's face was filled with joy, and a shrewd look flashed in her eyes.
Yuanyang's duck-oval face was as beautiful as snow, and her jade cheeks were as red as clouds. Sweetness surged deep in her heart, and she said softly: "It's nothing, I just accidentally pricked it, it will be fine in a while."
Mrs. Wei, Yuanyang's sister-in-law, looked at the young man in green shirt and said with a smile on her face: "Uncle Heng, should I hire a doctor?"
Before Jia Heng could say anything, Yuanyang frowned. Seeing his sister-in-law's attentive look, he couldn't help but said: "It's nothing, so you should go early. When the doctor comes over, I guess you won't bleed anymore."
It's nothing more than waiting for her to become a concubine so that she can bully others and do whatever she wants outside.
But she was extraordinary compared to him.
Jia Heng: "..."
Wei: "???"
Immediately, her face turned white and red. This sister-in-law was really ignorant.
Jia Heng's face paused, nodded, then looked at Jin Wenxiang, who pretended not to have heard what he just said, and asked: "Are you here to find a mandarin duck?"
Jin Wenxiang smiled and said: "I just came here to take a look, nothing will happen. Uncle Heng, if nothing happens, we will leave first."
As he said this, he winked at his wife and signaled to leave.
The smile on Wei's face froze for a moment, and she didn't dare to say anything. She smiled at Yuanyang and said, "Then your brother and I will go there first."
Yuanyang nodded, said "walk slowly", and then watched the two people leave.
For a while, only Jia Heng and Yuanyang were left in the house. On a summer afternoon, the sunlight outside the window, shaded by the plane trees, overflowed into the side room like broken gold, and was reflected on the vase, with mottled light and shadow.
It also fell on the tall, slim girl, whose face as white as snow seemed to be shrouded in a dreamlike glow.
Yuanyang sat on the soft couch, turned away with a pink face, turned her back to the young man with her shiny black hair, pressed her slender fingers with one hand, and her seemingly calm voice already contained trembling:
"Why do you have so much time to spare today?"
Jia Heng grabbed the girl's shoulder and stared at the girl with his eyes under his sword-shaped eyebrows. He smiled and said, "Come and see my mandarin duck."
Yuanyang's cheeks as white as snow turned red with embarrassment, and she said softly: "What's so good about me? I'm just a maid serving others. I'm not worthy of being talked about by the Duke of the Kingdom."
Although there was no hint of grievance in his voice, there was still a bit of coquettishness.
The girl who knew Jia Heng's love was a little disappointed that he didn't agree to the date that day. Looking at the capable and refreshing girl in the past, she couldn't help but feel quite interesting. She chuckled and said, "Take it here, let me take a look."
He took the slender hand, took off a pink silk handkerchief, and looked at the finger covered with embroidery needles. Bright red blood stains were faintly visible on the finger.
"I usually sew and mend, but I've been pricked many times. It's nothing." Yuanyang said softly.
Jia Heng looked at a beautifully crafted belt and asked softly: "Yuanyang, is this sewn for me?"
Yuanyang looked at the young man holding the belt and looking at it fondly. He couldn't help but let out a soft "hmm" and looked at the young man with a stern face and a straight face. There was a bit of tenderness and obsession in his moist eyes.
After all, it is not his temperament to take Qiao Ai for granted.
Jia Heng smiled and said, "I was talking about missing a belt. Yuanyang's craftsmanship is really good."
Well, why do I always feel that this is a connotation for him, the waistband of his pants should not be too loose? Every time he unbuttons his belt, do you think of her as a mandarin duck?
The two had been a couple for a long time in Jiangnan, and they didn't get married overnight. When they were in Ningguo Mansion in Jiangnan, they didn't play and sing every night, but they were inseparable, almost like a couple.
Yuanyang asked with soft eyebrows, "What are you busy with these days?"
Jia Heng said: "This is not about the wedding. It will arrive in three to five days. There are also matters about the Beijing camp. The New Deal has been a hot topic recently. After the wedding, we will go to Jiangnan."
Hearing about Jiangnan, Yuanyang's heart skipped a beat, and she obviously recalled all the sweet things in the past, and her delicate body couldn't help but soften a little.
Jia Heng said, holding the girl's face, and said: "I have lost weight recently, but you want me to think about it?"
Yuanyang's cheeks were as red as a blush. When he raised his head, he met those hot and sincere eyes. He was about to say something when he saw the young man coming closer. He felt his lips soften, and there were waves of warmth and familiarity.
The breath flowed wildly between the mouth.
Jia Heng took the girl's shoulders, hugged her in his arms, lowered his eyes to look at the drunken girl, and whispered: "Yuanyang, you must have missed me these days."
Yuanyang said shyly, "Hmm" and rested her head on the boy's arms.
Jia Heng said warmly: "I miss you too, but you are here to serve the old lady. It's not much cheaper to go back and forth. It's easier to get together less and stay apart more often."
If I hadn't respected Yuanyang's wishes, I would have sent Yuanyang to the Grand View Garden a long time ago. Later, I thought about it, it would have been better for Yuanyang to stay with Jia Mu.
Are the mandarin ducks separated from Jia Mu still the golden mandarin ducks?
The mandarin duck boy said this, with attachment rising in his brows and eyes, and asked in a low voice: "The uncle just said that he would go to Jiangnan after the wedding?"
Jia Heng said: "Yes, the New Deal matters and the Jiangnan pirates must be completely eliminated. By then we will live in Ningguo Mansion."
When I arrived in Jiangnan, although I spent more time with Jinyang and Zhen Xue, I was still able to come back and spend time with Yuanyang.
The key is not that he has no time, but that the mandarin duck is always by Jia Mu's side, so he can't go to Jia Mu with his cheeks like peach and eyes like spring water to serve him.
Yuanyang looked at the young man, sighed quietly, and said: "The uncle is worried about national affairs, and I can't be of much help. Even if he goes to Jiangnan, it will be a burden."
Compared to Miss Xue and Miss Lin, as well as the princesses and princesses outside, she is just an ordinary maid, and she is lucky enough to be favored by him.
It can be said that among all the beauties around Jia Heng, even if he is as strong-willed as a mandarin duck, he will inevitably feel ashamed.
Unless the three giants of Pingyuan attack Yaerta gather together.
As if sensing the girl's depressed mood, Jia Heng changed the subject and asked: "Yuanyang, what did your brother and sister-in-law do when they came here just now?"
Yuanyang said coldly: "Ignore them."
Jia Heng held the girl's frosty face in his hands. The delicate skin flowed between his fingers. The few small freckles on her face did not detract from her beauty. He asked with a smile: "But what do you want me to do?"
In fact, this kind of thing is inevitable in a big family. If it is not something excessive, he will be happy to help.
Although Yuanyang doesn't seem to like her brother and sister-in-law's invitation, if he can take her family seriously, Yuanyang will be happy.
Yuanyang sighed softly and said: "They think that I have become the prince's little wife. They think that if one person achieves enlightenment, chickens and dogs can ascend to heaven. They think of those who are tyrannical outside. I can't say anything."
Jia Heng smiled and said, "You can't say that."
Looking at the young girl's clear eyes, he said: "You, it's better not to be too inhumane. If it's such a common thing, you won't have to complain."
It's not that Yuanyang is unkind, it's just that he is a little repelled by this kind of thing, and at the same time he also cares about his feathers.
Yuanyang looked at the young man with longing eyes, said "Yes", and held the young man's hand, feeling a sense of peace in his heart.
"Okay, tell me." Jia Heng hugged the girl and sat in his arms, making a snowman.
The girl is a bit tall, so holding her like this is not as convenient as holding her petite and cute figure, but from another perspective, it's like playing a guitar.
The girl's black hair was twisted into shiny black braids, and a light fragrance exuded from her delicate body.
Yuanyang briefly recounted the matter.
Jia Heng said: "If you want to learn martial arts, there are instructors in the martial arts hall, and you can go and practice. If you let go of the slave contract, after a few years, if you really have the seeds for studying or practicing martial arts, your family will not stop you."
In fact, the Jia Mansion has always treated its subordinates leniently. For example, Lai Shangrong of the Lai family was supposed to have a son in the family. Later, because Mammy Lai had served the master of the Rongguo Mansion for many years, out of love, she was released from slavery.
The property purchased is even more generous than that of the Jia family.
As for the maids in the mansion, everyone in Jia's mansion is like a deputy young lady. When they are outside, who will pay the monthly salary?
Many servants were unwilling to leave even if they were asked to leave.
Just like in the original novel "Red Mansions", Xiren said to his family, "Don't try to redeem my words again."
Jia Heng said: "If you ask me to take care of you, it's still early. When the child grows up, I will help keep an eye on it and cultivate it."
Yuanyang leaned her head in Jia Heng's arms, with a mixture of sweetness and guilt in her heart, and said in a trembling voice: "Master, please forget about it."
"This kind of thing is not something to be embarrassed about. If your natal nephew can become a talented person in the future, I will be happy before it's too late." Jia Heng chuckled, leaned into the girl's ear, and whispered: "Yuanyang, what's wrong with you?
It smells so fragrant, what kind of spices are used?"
Zhu Yuanzhang also had a nephew who was very good at fighting, named Li Wenzhong.
Yuanyang's cheeks turned red with embarrassment, her heart skipped a beat, and she said, "I don't usually use spices."
"Is that body fragrance?" Jia Heng planned to play the song Qili Xiang, opened his clothes, started to tune the tune, and made a chord.
Yuanyang's delicate body trembled slightly, her cheeks were slightly red, and she whispered: "Uncle."
Jia Heng said softly: "I told you last time that I asked you to call your husband."
If it were not daytime and we were in the courtyard near Jia Mu, I would like to be in Yuanyang's house, where the mud melts and swallows fly.
The mandarin duck's head was lowered, his cheeks were as bright as a peach, and his voice was trembling as he said shyly: "Husband."
The two of them have known each other for a long time, and they don't have much to worry about.
Jia Heng gently stroked the girl's plain hand, her slender fingers as tender as bamboo shoots. He picked up a finger and inserted the ring into it.
"What is this?" Yuanyang felt something strange in his fingers. He lowered his eyes to take a closer look, and his beautiful eyes were slightly surprised.
Jia Heng said softly: "This is for you. I have been thinking about giving it to you these past few days."
Yuanyang looked at the jade ring, a slight blush appeared on her pale face, and said softly: "This is too expensive, it doesn't fit me well."
Jia Heng said: "What's inappropriate? You wear it just right. Look at the patterns on the jade."
Yuanyang then picked up his bare hands and looked closely, saying, "Yuanyang?"
Jia Heng said: "I have been choosing for a long time."
Well, although he was too busy these days, he still took the time to pick out a gift.
When Yuanyang saw the ring, she fell in love with it and said softly: "I usually serve people, and it will be bad if it gets broken."
Jia Heng said: "Then when the two of us are together, you can wear it for me to see."
Hearing this, Yuanyang said "Hmm". At this moment, Jia Heng kissed the cheek, right on the white and rosy face, but the little freckles could not be felt at all.
Yuanyang's heart was filled with joy and sweetness, and the trace of resentment that she had felt over the past few days had completely dissipated.
The two of them got tired of holding each other for a while. Jia Heng raised his eyes to look at the sky and said, "I guess the old lady should be awake and calling you to come and serve."
"Hubo probably reported it to the old lady just now." Yuanyang said in a low voice with lowered eyebrows.
Jia Heng: "..."
It seemed that the girl really missed him.
It's true that Jia Mu is not a reasonable person. Even if he is quarreling with the mandarin ducks here, Jia Mu will not come to call him.
Looking at the girl with reddish cheeks and shy eyebrows, her little freckles seemed to have nowhere to hide due to her shyness, she said warmly: "Since it's still early, let's go to the inner room to talk."
Yuanyang's face turned red with embarrassment, her voice trembled slightly, and she said, "Uncle Heng, I didn't mean that."
She didn't mean it like that. If she was bullied by him in the house and caught by others, it would be fine.
He must have regarded her as a vixen who taught bad men.
Jia Heng smiled and hugged the mandarin ducks. He actually had no idea of proclaiming... in the daytime. He just looked at the girl's shy face and suddenly had an idea. If in the original work, Pan Youan and Siqi were under the shade of the big osmanthus tree.
Behind the rocks.
Well, they are the pair that made the couple break up.
Okay, let’s talk about paying homage to the original work later. There are a lot of mosquitoes in summer.
Just when Jia Heng was in confusion, a familiar voice suddenly came from outside. It was charming and bright: "Is Sister Yuanyang in the house?"
Yuanyang quickly adjusted his clothes, blushed with embarrassment, and whispered: "Husband, it's an attacker."
Jia Heng paused slightly and whispered, "What is she doing here at this time?"
Did you come here to watch?
"Usually at this time, when the masters are taking a nap, she comes over to talk to me to relieve her boredom." Yuanyang said shyly, and quickly reached out to straighten the messy clothes, hiding the soft snow-white clothes under the clothes. In a startling glance,
The sun shines brightly and is immersed.
After a while, I saw a girl walking in wearing a long coat with a fish belly white background, a colorful flower pattern, a bright pink cross-collar collar, and an off-white skirt.
The girl's bright pink dress has white spots. If Qingwen were here, she would probably pout her mouth and secretly curse a Western-style spotted dog.
Jia Heng looked at the girl with rosy cheeks, thin eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes, and couldn't help but think of an interview in her previous life:
"Chen Xiaoxu, where did you come from?"
"From Anshan Repertory Theater."
Then, it was Xiren: "From Anhui Huangmei Drama Troupe."
In terms of figure and appearance alone, she is worthy of the name of Five Golden Flowers.
The attacker glanced at the young man in a straight green shirt, felt slightly happy, and asked in surprise: "Is the uncle here too?"
Jia Heng nodded and said with a calm expression: "Come and see Yuanyang, why are you here, Xiren?"
Xiren said softly: "Come here and talk to Sister Yuanyang."
In fact, when I met Amber on the road just now, I heard the two of them talking, but I couldn't help but want to come over and have a look.
Jia Heng asked: "How is Sister Lin?"
"Miss Lin is still taking a nap at the moment. She has been reading and writing until very late these days. It's also hot in summer." Xiren said with a soft laugh. The apple muscles on both sides of her rosy face were naturally soft and became more and more visible.
flirtatious.
Jia Heng looked silent and said softly: "I'll go see her later."
Daiyu probably had some random thoughts again. After all, as the wedding was approaching, although Daiyu had been mentally prepared before, he had not visited Daiyu in the past few days because he was busy with the wedding.
The girl was inevitably a little sad.
I will go to see Baochai later.
Since that day when he and Baochai became husband and wife, he has never had time to go there.
Xiren pursed her pink lips and said softly: "Uncle, you are chatting with Sister Yuanyang, then I will go back first."
However, looking at Yuanyang's blushing cheeks and radiant eyebrows, knowing that the two of them were making out just now, her heart skipped a beat, and she felt a little envious.
Jia Heng said: "You two can just talk here, it doesn't matter. I'll sit here for a while, and when Sister Lin wakes up, I'll go to the Grand View Garden to see Sister Lin."
Daiyu herself is quite clingy, so he might as well go over and have a look later.
The main reason is that in the original work, Daiyu heard that the real owner of the marriage was not her, and burned her poems without mercy, weeping like a cuckoo, which really makes people feel a bit uneasy.
You must always pay attention to the mental health of the lamb.
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Qinghai, Haiyan County west of Xining Prefecture——
This place was originally garrisoned by troops from the Prince of Xining County. It was once co-governed by county magistrates and Mongolian states, who jointly managed the affairs of the Huban and Han people.
The Tumote Mongol tribe, which was originally entrenched near Qinghai, actually recognized this semi-fettered open management. In other words, under the suppression of the Jin family of Xining County, the entire Qinghai Mongolian tribes maintained peace for the time being.
A horse market is held every year at a designated location with Dahan.
But time passed, with the rise of Heshuote Mongolia, Gushi Khan came from the Tianshan Mountains, and with Batur Hutaiji of the Zhungar tribe, defeated Quetu Khan, and his vanguard outposts gradually reached Haiyan City.
, until soon the generals under Gu Shihan's son broke through Hai County and threatened Huangyuan County, and the local generals reported to the Prince of Xining County.
As a result, Xining was shaken. How could anyone be allowed to sleep soundly on the side of the so-called couch?
Jin Xiaoyu had just buried the king of Xining County not long ago, and he encountered this kind of thing. At the clan meeting within the Jin family, he was provoked by the words of his second uncle Jin Xuan, so he led his troops to attack.
There are five sisters, Jin Cheng, Prince of Xining County, and his second uncle, Jin Xuan, is good at fighting and has helped suppress many barbarians in Qinghai.
Of course, Jin Xiaoyu's sending troops was not a reckless move. After collecting intelligence, it was known that the Mongolian army of Heshuote was on an expedition to Tibet. Not long ago, they attacked Baili Chieftain of Kham District and mobilized a large number of troops to enter Tibet.
As for Haiyan, it was only the generals of Dorji, the son of Gushi Khan, who captured it, and five thousand soldiers and horses were stationed inside.
Originally, according to the order left by Gu Shihan before leaving, he did not attack Dahanzhou County and waited to see the situation of the Han-Qing war.
However, there were still some surprises on the front line. He was deceived by Dorji, sent troops to invade the Han region, and captured Haiyan County.
Historically, Gushi Khan, who established the Khanate, was well aware of current affairs. Even after taking control of Tibet, he still worshiped the Qing court as his suzerainty.
However, the Qing court's sphere of influence at this moment did not include Chahar Mongolia, and it suffered another defeat in the recent war.
When Haiyan fell, Gu Shihan's son Dorji was bombed to death under Ping'an Prefecture before he received Huang Taiji. It was only because of the death of the king of Xining County that people in Qinghai were moved, so they took the opportunity to capture Haiyan.
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Jin Xiaoyu wanted to send troops from Huangyuan, the bridgehead of Xining Prefecture, to recapture Haiyan City to prove his courage and talent.