The bamboo forest was rustling and the cool air was pleasant. Jia Heng and Dai Yu kept rubbing their hair together until dusk fell and it was time to light the lamp.
Daiyu's starry eyes twinkled and her voice trembled as she said, "That day when I went to Zilingzhou, I heard from my second sister's maid, Xiuju, that Brother Heng and cousin Xiuyan were engaged to be married?"
Jia Hengzheng paused slightly from the shepherd's hand, and said with a normal expression: "The eldest lady is in charge of this matter, and I can't lose face."
"Can't you save face?" Daiyu raised her eyebrows, anger appeared on her face, snorted softly, and said: "I don't believe it, if Brother Heng doesn't allow it, my aunt can still force Brother Heng?"
I'm afraid I still have cousin Xiuyan in my heart, and her figure and appearance are no worse than her or Sister Bao.
Jia Heng was silent for a moment and said: "Xiuyan was there at the time. When she said this, the girl lost her face, so I asked her what she thought, but Xiuyan refused. I didn't expect it.
She listens to the wishes of her elders."
Daiyu: "..."
It's getting more and more outrageous the more I talk about it.
The girl's bright starry eyes seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and said: "Brother Heng is the one who was pushed to the top."
"That's not entirely true." Jia Heng looked at the girl with a warm smile and said, "I can only say that this is fate."
Daiyu snorted softly and was about to speak out.
However, he felt his eyes darken and hot air hit his face. The man moved his lips to his lips and pursed them gently. Immediately, there was a familiar grasping and the urge to swallow him up.
Daiyu was not old for a while, her body was delicate and soft, she was panting, her eyebrows were raised, her cheeks were red with shame, and she said angrily: "I'm not stopping Brother Heng, it's just that Brother Heng is so busy every day, this
One after another, I may not be able to take care of them."
She knew that men mostly ate from the bowl and looked at the pot, and it was hard for her to persuade them, but there were so many people, but people's hearts were limited, so how could they pretend to be so many people?
How can one meet someone and like the other?
There are so many good girls in the world.
The girl obviously doesn’t know that a man’s heart is like the universe. Mount Tai does not allow soil, so it can grow as big as a mountain, and rivers do not accept small streams, so it can grow as deep as possible.
Jia Heng said: "What my sister said is that I am not an insatiable person, but sometimes I feel like I am in a cage and cannot be natural."
After saying that, he stopped continuing the topic, gently stroked Daiyu's beautiful face, and said, "Sister, don't you know my feelings for you?"
Daiyu said this to him because she really loved him.
Now, apart from Xiaoxiao, only Daiyu dared to talk to him like this.
Daiyu hugged Jia Heng's waist with her two slender hands, leaned one side of her pink face into Jia Heng's arms, and said softly: "Cousin Xiuyan, she was originally a Xianyun Yehe, with an uncontested temperament, and a
Okay, sisters will be much better together."
Now she is marrying a chicken and following the chicken, and marrying a dog and following the dog.
She knew that Brother Heng should love her the most in his heart.
In fact, the girl in the original work could originally tolerate the presence of attackers. Compared to Princess Xianning and Princess Qinghe, Xing Xiuyan was fine. She was just worried that when there were more people, she would have less time to spend with her.
Jia Heng said softly: "I will definitely come here to see Sister Lin from time to time. Sister Lin should also come to my Qichi courtyard from time to time. Come and find me when she misses me. I am not busy all the time."
No matter how busy I am, I can still find half an hour to talk to Daiyu, and read at night with the fragrance of my red sleeves.
He still likes that Daiyu is devoted to love and clinging to him.
But the girl may also have some worries deep down in her heart. She is too clingy and seems to be ignorant of the general situation, which can easily make him a little bored. This is the alienation of Daiyu from the "female competition" environment in the Grand View Garden.
She was a sensitive girl to begin with. In other words, Daiyu's temperament really calmed down a lot when she was with him.
Otherwise, with ten years of fighting skills, he really may not be able to stop him.
Daiyu's face was as beautiful as jade, as bright as fire. She clutched a handkerchief and said softly: "It seems that I am jealous when I say this."
It's like she's competing for favor, but she's not, huh!
Jia Heng gently pinched the girl's smooth and round chin and said softly: "I know my sister is a generous person."
Daiyu snorted softly and said, "Brother Heng doesn't know what he is planning on me in his heart."
Zicuckoo smiled and looked at the pair of beautiful people who looked like a golden boy and a beautiful girl, and said with a smile: "Master, it's time for dinner."
I don't know when it was, but it was dark outside, and the moonlight shone through the window into the courtyard.
Jia Heng nodded, looked at Daiyu, whose jade cheeks were as bright as clouds, and said with a smile: "Sister Lin, let's have dinner first. I will talk to my uncle in a few days about the abolition of the Liangjiang Yuan Dynasty."
Staying with Daiyu, holding her petite body like a sheep, never gets tiring.
Daiyu softly said "Hmm", straightened her slightly messy clothes, and felt the wet lamb's nose, feeling ashamed and annoyed.
I have to take a bath again later.
Jia Heng and Dai Yu finished washing and began to eat. The two of them sat around a table.
Daiyu picked up a dish with chopsticks in her little hands, her bright starry eyes seemed to reflect the candlelight, and said softly: "Brother Heng, are you going to Jiangnan this time?"
Jia Heng said: "I won't go at first, but with the Jiangnan political event and the establishment of the Customs and Taxation Department, my uncle should also go there."
Daiyu held her chopsticks and lowered her head slightly, and whispered: "Then Sister Xianning and Sister Chanyue..."
"We should have gone there together. Then we can enjoy the autumn scenery of Jiangnan together." Jia Heng said in a low voice.
It's time for a honeymoon.
Daiyu's starry eyes dimmed and she said faintly: "At that time, Brother Heng should spend more time with cousin Xianning and Chanyue."
Who made her tie all her love to him?
Jia Heng said: "Sister Lin said she's not jealous."
Daiyu said faintly: "The wedding is very lively, but it is a grand ceremony that will be praised by future generations. It is really a story that will last forever."
Jia Heng looked at Daiyu, with a hint of pity in his eyes, and said softly: "In the future, my sister may have a grand wedding."
Daiyu's cheeks turned crimson, she gave Jia Heng a shy look and said, "Who said I wanted to marry you."
Jia Heng suddenly realized and said, "Oh, that saves the money."
When Daiyu heard this, she said with shame and annoyance: "You just want to be angry with me."
After eating with Daiyu, Jia Heng left the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, looked up, and suddenly found that it was already Xu o'clock in the sky, the moon was high in the sky, and the stars were bright. After thinking about it, he walked towards Hengwu Garden.
It had been a few days since the last time I paid homage to the Duke of Zhou with Baochai. I didn't go to see Baochai afterwards, and I felt a little guilty.
Hengwuyuan, the wing where Baochai lived——
Baochai was sitting under the soft couch by the west window, holding an abacus in his hand and flicking through a blue-covered account book, calculating the recent income and expenditure.
Under Baochai's lush and smooth hair, she has a bright jade face that is whiter than snow, her eyebrows are not drawn but green, her lips are not dotted but red, and her skin is smooth and moist.
Because he listened to Jia Heng's advice, he still kept the bangs that look like a girl's hair, so that the girlish feeling was not reduced at all. The charm of the eyebrows and the corners of the eyes, the smooth skin, the plump figure, and the richness of lightness
Ripe, rich and charming,
Ying'er said softly: "The uncle has been busy these days and hasn't come over to see the girl."
Since Baochai and Jia Heng have become close to each other, the happy event between Baochai and Jia Heng is almost certain. Although Ying'er has been warned many times by Baochai, she still cannot avoid being a slave and being arrogant.
No matter which maid she puts on her body, she will always have it. My uncle is the Duke of the country, and he and his girl Furong are keeping warm in the tent, and they have vowed to each other forever.
"He is busy outside, so he may not have free time." Baochai said softly, picked up a brush filled with ink, and wrote on the blank book paper beside him. Under his curved eyebrows, a pair of
Dewy apricot eyes are bright and translucent.
The ambition of a man is like the Yangtze River flowing through the sea. How can he linger on the gentle land?
"Uncle is here." Maid Wen Xing said in surprise.
After a while, Jia Heng walked in from the outside, raised his eyes to look at the girl sitting under the window, and said softly: "Sister Xue."
Baochai's heart was filled with joy, her moist apricot eyes looked at the young man with affection, and she said with excitement in her gentle voice, "Brother Heng, you are here."
In fact, the girl didn't have a trace of resentment in her heart. She just took her body and disappeared.
Jia Heng said warmly: "I came over to see Sister Xue. It's so late. Why hasn't Sister Xue fallen asleep?"
"Send some account books over and I'll check them out," Baochai said softly.
Jia Heng said, slowly coming closer, looking at the plump girl, and asked with concern: "How are you doing, Sister Xue these days?"
Baochai said softly: "Well, everything is fine. Where is Brother Heng? Are you finished with all the things outside?"
Jia Heng said: "It's almost done. Just wait for two or three days."
He glanced at the book on the desk, sat down next to the girl, and said softly: "What is written on it?"
"I was about to tell Brother Heng that the shops in Dongcheng have collected 110,000 taels of silver in the past three months." Baochai also sat down and said softly.
Jia Heng flipped through the account books and landed on the line of elegant small regular script. He said softly: "It's twenty thousand taels more than last month."
He has more than a dozen business shops in Dongcheng, and they don't make much money every day, but they are almost the same, because Yuanchun went to Jinling to accompany Jinyang, and now they are all handed over to Baochai.
Ying'er said with a smile: "In the past few months, the girl has been taking care of it and helped to reduce unnecessary expenses."
Jia Heng nodded, glanced at Ying'er, then looked at Baochai, and said softly: "I know sister Xue's ability in business and family management."
Do the Xue family love money or not?
There is no doubt that the Xue family has some properties, but they are not wealthy enough to spend money like water.
Since the death of Xue's father, the Xue family has been celebrating the New Year with Wang Xiaoer, and every year has been worse than the last.
Coupled with the fact that Xue Pan was careless, Aunt Xue had no choice but to sell part of her property in Jinling and go to Beijing to join the Jia family.
Aunt Xue in the original work even enthusiastically married her daughter to Baoyu when Baochai had no hope of entering the palace.
Of course, Baoyu also has other BUFFs, such as Yuan Fei's younger brother.
But the Jia family's century-old princely legacy also accounts for a large part of the factor. To put it bluntly, there was an element of wealth-seeking in the beginning.
Otherwise, where would a second-fang family member like Baoyu, who obviously could not inherit the title, buy a property?
Therefore, after Baochai passed the door, he took over the housekeeper's power from Sister Feng, and when he got the cards from the Duke's Mansion, he couldn't restrain the joy on his plump and jade face.
From this, it can be seen that this girl actually likes her current life of managing and housekeeping.
Not to mention Baochai, even after Li Wan entered the Grand View Garden, he managed the Grand View Garden with Baochai and Tanchun in a fun and interesting way, and then he was revived.
Baochai was a little embarrassed to be praised by Jia Heng, or she was a little ashamed because of her status as a merchant's daughter. She stared at the young man with moist almond eyes and said softly: "Brother Heng, I'm usually too busy.
It’s not easy to manage inside and out.”
Jia Heng took the girl's soft little hand and put it in his, and said with a smile: "Sister, if you can do more work, our family's sea trade business will be handed over to Sister Xue tomorrow."
In fact, in the future, Bao Qin can also be invited to participate in the stewardship.
Baochai shook his head and said sternly: "No, originally my husband was doing business with his second uncle. If I go there again, it will appear that the melons and plums under the melons are not clear."
Hearing this, Jia Heng stretched out his hand to pinch the girl's chin, looked at the straight jade beams and pink lips, and said softly: "The big sister is in charge of the south, and the sea trade in Beijing is also lacking someone.
A capable person, Sister Xue, can help with the operation. If you feel that it is too busy, I will call the third sister and sister Lan to come over and help."
In fact, as the family grows and its business grows, and new children are introduced, it is also necessary to consider the girls in the back house who will have to plan for their own children in the future.
Needless to say, Daiyu has become the "brother-in-law" of the Lin family. Naturally, all the wealth accumulated by the Lin family over several generations belongs to Daiyu's lineage.
As for Baochai and Baoqin, they can only do well if they help with some business.
Zhen Lan also needs to be given something to do, so that she can get some exercise.
Of course, if the cake is a big one, and if he is crowned a county king one day, these will not matter. Of course, at that time, he should compete for the position of the four concubines.
Baochai said "hmm", her plump cheeks were as red as drunkenness, and there was a bit of sweetness in her heart, and she said: "Brother Heng, the third sister and sister Lan come over and help me."
Fortunately, the third sister will get married in the future, but the younger sister Lan is the stronger one. I'm afraid she will have to compete with her in the future.
Jia Heng nodded and said, "Okay, it's getting late. Let's take a shower and rest early."
Since the two of them were married, he and Baochai didn't have to hide too much from others, so he slept in Hengwuyuan if he wanted to.
Baochai said "hmm" and called Ying'er to prepare hot water.
Jia Heng thought for a while and said: "By the way, Wenlong has been in the Wucheng Bingma Division for almost two years. I will go back and talk to the Wucheng Bingma Division and give him an errand so that he doesn't have to stay in there all the time.
Secondly, it can offset the sin and wait until around next year and come out a few months earlier."
It's probably the identity of a bad person.
Baochai's delicate body trembled slightly and she murmured: "Brother Heng."
Jia Heng touched the girl's shoulder and said softly: "You have never told me about this matter since you followed me. In fact, if you don't mention it, I will take it to heart."
It has been many years since Baochai first met him in the winter of the 14th year of Chongping and then followed him.
If they had gotten married earlier, Baochai would have been embraced by the fat boy.
Baochai, with a sweet heart, leaned her head in the boy's arms.
Jia Heng gently opened the golden lock and said softly: "Wenlong is still young and his temperament still has a chance to be corrected. However, he still needs to be well controlled in the future so as not to cause any more trouble."
It is also recorded in the original work that Xue Pan later beat someone to death again, which made the Xue family extremely miserable this time.
"Brother Heng, brother, he is reckless and has caused many disasters. Brother Heng still hopes..." Baochai said, lowering his eyes slightly, feeling a little flustered.
Her brother cannot be his helper and has caused him a lot of trouble. How can she be worthy of him?
Jia Heng gently stroked his plump face and said comfortingly: "Since I married you, your family will naturally have to take care of it."
At this moment, Ying'er said: "Uncle, the warm water is ready. It's in the side room."
Jia Heng looked at Baochai and said softly: "Sister, come take a bath with me."
Just now, I couldn't take a bath with Daiyu, so I could only scratch the itch from a distance, but my thoughts were wandering around.
Baochai's cheeks were slightly red, but she didn't refuse. She led Jia Heng by the hand and walked behind a screen in the side room. The hot air was rising in the bathtub, and the petals were floating in the pool.
"Let me change Brother Heng's clothes," Baochai said in a low voice with shy eyes.
Ying'er came closer to Baochai, with a smile on her face, and said delicately: "Girl, I will take care of your bathing."
Jia Heng said softly: "Ying'er, you're tired too. Just go down and rest."
Ying'er: "..."
The girl's face froze, her heart was filled with sadness, and she whispered: "Yes, sir."
Jia Heng turned to look at Baochai and said softly: "I will undress my sister."
Last time, after all, I felt pity for Baochai and Bigua for the first time, so I wasn't too obsessed with it.
Baochai's plump face was as red as rouge and as beautiful as clouds. She helped Jia Heng finish her clothes. She looked at the young man who was about to come over to change her clothes and said shyly: "Brother Heng, I can do it myself."
Saying that, he took off his clothes.
The snowy shoulders are rounded, the skin is fragrant and jade, like a snow-white porcelain doll, but the plump face is turned to the side, and the blush floats on the snowy cheeks, white and rosy, bright and moving.
Jia Heng took a look at the plump girl and said softly: "Sister Xue is really a branch of red and fragrant dew."
Just two words to describe it... gorgeous.
Baochai bit her lips and said angrily, "Brother Heng compared me to Concubine Yang again."
Is she that fat?
Jia Heng smiled, put his arms around the girl, got into the bathtub, and said: "I will build a villa in Xishan tomorrow and dig a hot spring pool. My sister will go over and wash herself."
"Brother Heng is so busy that he doesn't have time." Baochai said with a chuckle, protecting himself and following Jia Heng into the bathtub with a sense of shame.
My mind keeps reminding me that I have long been the woman of the boy in front of me.
The space inside the bathtub is not small, with warm water filled with hot air, and the fragrance of petals and spices lingering. Jia Heng hugged Baochai, the soft and plump body was free in his arms, without the barrier of silk fabrics,
It's like the slight tremors on the little fat girl's fragrant skin are transmitted from her.
Jia Heng whispered in his ear: "Has aunt come here to look for Sister Xue in the past two days?"
Baochai felt the strangeness of the golden lock in front of her, and her heart trembled slightly. She bit her pink lips with her teeth and said softly: "I have been looking for me several times, but I haven't said anything."
I came here to talk to her about things to happen after we get married.
Jia Heng was silent for a moment, hugged Baochai, looked at that gorgeous and lovely face, lowered his head to bite the golden lock, and said: "Sister Xue, if you wait another year or two, I don't think it will take much time.
"
Baochai said "Hmm", her jade-red face extended to her earlobes, her moist apricot eyes closed slightly, and she hummed: "It turns out... I'm not in a hurry."
Jia Heng held Baochai in his arms and took a gentle bath. He did not play like a mandarin duck in the water, which could easily be bad for the body.
The two of them washed for a while, then Jia Heng helped Baochai get out of the tub, took a towel and helped the girl wipe it clean inside and out, and then hugged Baochai, who was as soft as a silkworm, back to the inner compartment.
Compared to Daiyu's shyness, Baochai was no less generous.
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At this moment, the night is low, the moon is above the parasol trees, the heat is like waves, and from time to time, cicadas chirp in the forest.
In a mansion in the south of the capital, Lu Li was sitting in the hall with two friends of the same age, looking at the newspaper in his hands and reading the memorials on it, his eyes filled with resentment.
This Duke of Wei was just arrogant and domineering in military affairs, but he actually extended his hands to political affairs.
To clear out the land and divide it into acres is to plunder the people's wealth to support the imperial court, which is bound to shake the foundation of Jiangnan's finance and taxation.
The minister who brings trouble to the country!
The Etiquette Department handed over the memorial to Hu Yi, and said in deep thought: "The Duke of Wei, Huo Hao, has returned to the throne, and the policies such as the abolition of the two reforms and the reform of the Yuan Dynasty are all trying to find and fill the gaps in the one-whip method, and the one-whip method is feasible in the land of Bashu."
It’s effective, but the strategy of dividing a small family into an entire farm seems to be an opportunity to plunder people’s wealth.”
These two national policies were not obvious in the first place, and the bureaucracy had no reason to oppose them. In other words, county and township officials were opposed to them.
Chen Duan, the censor of Jiangnan Road, read the newspaper from his residence, looked solemn, and said: "Jiangnan Qingzhao Zhangmu, such a toss, is bound to cause chaos, if it affects this year's summer grain collection, then the northern provinces will
Unexpected major events, the imperial court has opened customs and reformed the salt law in the past two years, which is dizzying. It is said that the Ministry of Revenue and the treasury are not short of money and food for the time being."
"A war costs a lot of money. Not only are the northern provinces severely affected by drought this year, but it is also likely to expand in the south. This is to prepare for a rainy day," Hu Yi said.
Lu Lidao: "This Duke of Wei has always intervened in political affairs as a military general. When he was quelling the chaos in Henan, he used cruel methods on local officials, which made the people complain. Now that the land is being cleared in the south, his actions are even more intense, which may lead to civil unrest.
.”
"In Sichuan, there was no civil unrest, but Sichuan Governor Gao Zhongping suppressed it with thunderous means, but not a word was spread." Hu Yi took a sip of tea and said sarcastically: "At the beginning of the year, Dali Temple went to Sichuan.
After the judge returned to Beijing, he also said that Sichuan prefectures and counties set up traffic jams on the roads, and those who went to Beijing to complain were advised to return. Anyone whose family was an official in the prefecture or county would be dismissed immediately if he violated the rules. Anyone who had a scholar in the family would be dismissed immediately.
In order to gain fame, Governor Gao also used this method in Jiangnan recently, but it didn't work very well."
Gao Zhongping implemented a whipping method in Sichuan, which was bound to clear the land and inhibit annexation. This naturally offended many gentry, and some sent their children to the capital to complain. However, they were stopped together with the ordinary people who were involved in murder cases.
The gentry naturally had weaknesses. For example, if the scholar's children in the family dared to cause trouble, they would be dismissed from their jobs.
It is precisely because of this strategy that Gao Zhongping quickly promoted the whipping method in Bashu, and the opposition of the gentry and subordinate officials did not stir up any waves at all.
But Jiangnan is different. Jiangnan reaches Tianting, and the power of the gentry is relatively strong.
A servant outside said: "Sir, the angel from the palace has come."
The three people in the study were stunned.
Lu Li stood up and, under the curious gazes of the two men, said, "Brothers, I'll be back as soon as I go."
The two nodded and watched Lu Li leave the study.
In the flower hall, a young eunuch in red robe was sitting on a chair and drinking tea. When he saw Lu Li come in, he stood up and said: "Scholar Lu, the empress said that Bachelor Lu is very knowledgeable, but it is too difficult and obscure. Tomorrow we will study."
Let’s not go to the palace to give lectures now.”
When Lu Li heard this, he was shocked, his face turned earth-colored, he cupped his hands and said, "I will obey the imperial concubine's instructions."
The red-robed supervisor saw Lu Li and secretly shook his head.
I'm afraid I won't have to go anymore.
Lu Li gritted his teeth, put his hand into his sleeve, and asked, "I haven't asked my father-in-law yet, what's the reason behind this?"
The red-robed eunuch thought for a while and was hesitating when he saw a banknote suddenly appear in front of him.
The red-robed eunuch glanced left and right, calmly handed the banknotes to his hands, and said in a low voice: "The previous one mentioned the knowledge taught by Bachelor Lu in front of Duke Wei. The empress thought it was biased. Except for this section
In addition, the empress is full of praise for the other teachings of the scriptures taught by Academician Lu. If Academician Lu doesn’t wait, after a while, His Highness will ask about it, and he may not be able to go back to teach again."
The red-robed eunuch's words were like a thunderclap in Lu Li's heart. Lu Li swayed slightly and almost gritted his teeth in his heart.
Duke Wei!
No, little Jia Heng, you and I are at odds with each other!
The jailer looked at Lu Li, whose expression changed and his eyes were gloomy, and he secretly shook his head.
Duke Wei is at the height of his power and is extremely favored. How could Academician Lu be able to fight against him?
When the red-robed eunuch said goodbye and left, Lu Li sat slumped on the chair, his face red and white.
If he can't teach the prince, how will he realize his future political ambitions?
No, this is absolutely not the case!
After a while, the bead curtain was heard, and Hu Yi, a classmate and friend from Li Ke, came out. He sighed and said in a low voice: "Brother Lu, don't be discouraged. During this time, Mr. Liu is going to
He was transferred to the Ministry of Etiquette. For recent weddings, many of the prayers have to be written by Academician Lu. Maybe he has other appointments."
Because Fang Huan, the former minister of the Ministry of Rites, was implicated in a case of imperial examination fraud and had been dismissed from his post and submitted to the Tribunal for Trial, the vacancy for the minister of Rites naturally became vacant. Liu Zheng, the former bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, had been confirmed to be promoted to the Ministry of Rites because of his integrity in the imperial examination case.
There is another vacancy for the bachelor's degree of Hanlin Academy.
Lu Li was known among the Hanlin Academy for his excellent literary skills, and he had a great chance of becoming a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy.
After Lu Li heard this, he calmed down, looked at Hu Yi with burning eyes, and said, "Brother Hu, what do you say about this matter?"
Hu Yi whispered: "The cabinet has just drafted the decree, and the six subjects have not yet had time to approve it. The final decision will be made tomorrow."
When Lu Li heard this, his face was solemn and his eyes were a little gloomy.
I think Lu Li, who was born in the second imperial examination, actually wanted to write a congratulatory message for his son's wedding?
But despite complaining like this, Lu Li still came to the study and started writing.
A gentleman can change like a leopard and endure the humiliation and bear the burden.
