In the side room, a human-height rosewood silk screen reflected a petite Miao Xiu figure with a bun, as if she was holding a washbasin in both hands.
I don’t know if it was Jia Heng’s silence that gave Qingwen some kind of courage to “retreat the enemy while we advance”. Qingwen returned to her usual fierce and refreshing demeanor and chuckled: “Sir, I brought a towel.
, rub your back."
When you talk, you come in from the inner room.
Jia Heng raised his eyes and looked at Qingwen in the green pomegranate skirt.
Of course he knew that this move did not mean that Qingwen was letting him be frivolous, perhaps it was out of some closeness to the little girl.
This kind of little girl's thoughts are not like those of thirty-year-old young ladies with good intentions, such as Sister Feng, Youshi... It's not appropriate to use people like this as an example. In short, they only have one purpose...to seek pleasure.
But the little girl's intimacy is more of an intimacy based on dependence.
Of course, Qingwen is his maid, so there seems to be nothing wrong with serving him.
Thinking about this, Jia Heng said softly: "Okay, just don't get the bath water on you."
Qingwen held the washbasin and picked up a towel in her hand. Her cheeks were already as hot as fire and she buried her head to her chest.
She didn't know what was wrong, but she had been feeling uneasy these past few days. When she thought about the young master going out to suppress bandits and not knowing how much risk he was taking, she felt uneasy, especially when the mother-in-law in the house was still talking to Hu Qin about whether the young master would come back.
Well, something unexpected happened to me..."
Tonight, when I saw the young man coming from outside, I suddenly... uncontrollably wanted to come over and serve her.
Jia Heng said warmly: "You can rub my shoulders for me. They may have been drying for the past two days."
Qingwen responded and said with concern: "Is it okay?"
With that said, he came forward, put down the washbasin, walked around behind Jia Heng, put his small hands on Jia Heng's shoulders, and started rubbing them.
Jia Heng chuckled lightly and said, "Your craftsmanship is pretty good, Qingwen."
Her slender little hands rubbed her shoulders, and the feeling of light and heavy kneading was just right.
Qingwen lowered her eyes and looked at those strong muscles. Her bright eyes wanted to move away, but she seemed to be frozen. She felt a little shy and couldn't help herself. She raised her eyebrows, pursed her pink lips, and said in a sweet voice: "In the past, when I was old,
In my wife's room, the nuns have taught me, but to be honest, I have never served anyone properly, that is, the young master."
Jia Heng smiled and said, "Then I'm lucky enough."
Qingwen also had a smile on her face and said, "That's not true."
After rubbing it for a while, Jia Heng smiled and said: "My hands are sore, take a rest and I'll take a shower."
Qingwen responded, and just as she was about to take her fingers away, she suddenly raised her eyebrows and said, "Sir, why is there a small plum blossom birthmark under your shoulder blade?"
"Is there any? I don't know? How about some kind of scar?"
Because that area happens to be a blind spot in the field of vision, Jia Heng has never paid attention to it since entering this body.
"No, it's just a small birthmark on the thumb. It's not too obvious." Qingwen smiled and said, tapping with her sharp fingers.
Jia Heng smiled and said: "Oh, don't worry about it."
Qingwen responded without saying anything else. She picked up a towel and helped Jia Heng scrub his back.
Jia Heng was also washing his front body and felt his little hands caressing his back, which was a bit strange. He changed the topic and asked softly: "How are you doing at home recently, Qingwen?"
Qingwen's cheeks were slightly red and she said, "Fortunately, it's just some women in the house who are rude and say unpleasant things."
Jia Heng said: "I heard about it in Xifu, and I will start rectifying it tomorrow. By the way, how do you recognize the characters... um..."
But it was Qingwen who suddenly touched his armpit with her slender hand.
Jia Heng just grabbed the girl's little hand, but when he heard the girl ouch, he was confused by the petals in the splashing water.
"Sir, you are so rash, you've lost your eyes." Qingwen said with shame and annoyance, and would have wanted to rub her eyes if her jade hand had not been held by Jia Heng.
Jia Heng said: "Don't rub your eyes. You're confused. Don't rub them. There's dirt in your eyes. Don't rub them. Open your eyes and I'll blow them for you."
Qingwen burst into tears at this moment, her pretty and bright face was a little blushing, and she complained: "Sir, don't blind your eyes."
"Don't move. What nonsense are you talking about? If you become blind, I will support you for the rest of your life."
Jia Heng said softly, opened the little girl's eyelids, and saw a little bit of petal foam near the pupils, so he blew lightly towards the petal foam.
At this time, Qingwen had tears in her eyes.
Jia Heng blew the petal foam onto his lower eyelids, stretched out his little finger, lightly touched it, and said softly: "Okay, let me wipe the tears on your face."
As he spoke, he wiped the tears on the girl's cheeks with his thumbs.
Speaking of which, this was the first time he touched Qingwen's cheek. The little girl had a small, bright oval-shaped face, and the skin on her cheeks had a softness and smoothness that was unique to young girls.
At this time, the eyelashes are slightly drooped and the red lips are lightly pursed, giving people a feeling of being at your mercy.
Jia Heng looked away, smiled and said, "Open your eyes. Don't you know that armpits are people's itchy spots? You still scratch there."
"Sir..." Qingwen's voice was like a humming sound, her red lips were slightly parted, and she spoke softly, feeling her breathing quicken and her heart pounding non-stop.
The hot air hit his face just now, but now the young master's slightly calloused hands fell on his face, feeling a bit astringent and rough.
Qingwen raised her eyes and looked at the young man's gentle and jade-like eyes, their eyes met. She didn't know why, she wanted to stare at the young man so much, and it seemed that she could melt in that gentle gaze.
I was vaguely expecting something in my heart, but I didn't know what it was when I thought about it carefully. I just pursed my pink lips, and there was a hint of shame and grievance in my eyes, but I felt that this didn't seem good, so I just raised my head,
Staring at the boy.
Jia Heng looked at Qingwen quietly and suddenly said: "Qingwen."
"Hey," Qingwen frowned, her bright eyes under her beautiful eyebrows staring at the boy.
Jia Heng was silent for a moment, looked at Qingwen, and said softly: "You are still young."
Qingwen: "..."
She is still young? What does this mean?
Why did she get so angry after hearing this? Qingwen subconsciously puffed up her chest and raised her eyebrows, wanting to glare at the boy opposite.
However, at this moment, he saw the young man coming closer and placing a mark on his lips.
"Well……"
After parting their lips for a long time, Jia Heng raised his eyes and looked at Qingwen, whose cheeks were already red. He thought for a while, but he didn't know what his mentality was. He coughed and said seriously: "You are still young now, and you are studying wisely.
At your age, study hard now and don’t think about the things you have and don’t have just now... things between men and women are actually just that, just give it a try, don’t get too addicted."
Qingwen lowered her head and wanted to retort, "Young Master is not much older than me," but when it came to her lips, she just said "hmm" and wanted to pull away, but found that her body was too weak to move away.
Jia Heng took Qingwen's hand and said, "Please take a bath for me."
For a little girl like Qingwen who has fallen in love with her for the first time, he still wants to give her a good memory. He can't lose his body too early, which is harmful to the body and mind.
Qingwen responded and nodded confusedly, just looking at the young man's face.
Isn't she showing off her face by becoming an aunt?
But it doesn't look like...
After bathing, he sent Qingwen out, put on her robe, and headed outside. When she walked to the side room, she saw Qin Keqing, dressed in rich clothes, sitting sideways on the bed, with a soft and graceful hibiscus jade face and beautiful hair on the temples.
, a jasper hairpin, full of green.
When she saw Jia Heng, she smiled and said: "Husband, you are ready to take a bath."
Jia Heng smiled, walked to the bed and said, "It's late at night, go to sleep."
Qin Keqing nodded, lowered her head, and looked inside.
Outside, Baozhu and Ruizhu's cheeks were slightly red. They stepped forward and put down the golden hook. The light yellow curtain fell immediately. The lights outside were extinguished. Only a bright moon passed through the window. The autumn wind blew the shadows of the sycamore trees outside.
The window flickers on and off.
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Let the time go back slightly for half an hour.
Just when Jia Heng went to the Rongguo Mansion for a banquet, he took Lai Da and Jingzhao Mansion and tried to judge Fu Shi's family.
Fu Shi's cheeks turned red after drinking. With the help of his servant, he walked towards the main room. His wife Qian, accompanied by the maid, saw this scene and said, "Why are you back so late? Who did you go drinking with?"
?”
Qian took the towel handed by the maid next to her and wiped the sweat from Fu Shi's forehead and temples.
Fu Shi was about thirty years old, with slightly chubby cheeks and a short beard under his chin. He smiled and said: "Who else could it be? The Lai family who are so worried? Aunt Lai made a deal today, please let me introduce you to Beijing.
I can't refuse the several cell heads and jailers of Zhao Cell, so I can only go to the banquet. By the way, where is Qiu Fang?"
"Qiu Fang is reading in the study, right?" Mentioning that sister-in-law, Qian frowned and then asked, "Why did the Lai family ask you to recommend a prison officer?"
"What else can be done?" Fu Shi sneered and said, "The Lai family is trying to make connections for that useless son, but now Mr. Fu Yin is keeping a close eye on him. No official in Jingzhao Yamen dares to accept his money.
, you can only seek help from me, a disciple of the Jia family."
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Qian squeezed the towel, moved his eyes, and said, "Then how much money does she plan to pay? Are you prepared to help her?"
Fu Shi frowned and said, "I don't have that ability. I can't help even if I want to. Matchmaking is actually risky, but she is willing to spend money. As long as I agree to introduce her, she will give me this amount."
As he spoke, he raised two fingers and waved them in front of Qian's eyes.
"Two thousand taels?" Qian said with a wide smile.
"Twenty thousand taels! Two thousand taels, who gave her this trouble? I have already agreed and introduced her to her. In the past two days, she paid a deposit of five thousand taels." Fu Shi frowned.
Frowning, he took out the banknote and said in a deep voice: "But I thought about it on the way back, and I always feel that this money is not secure, so I want to discuss it with a girl."
Although Fu Shi is greedy for money and good at seeking favors, he has a good sister Fu Qiufang.
She is twenty-one years old this year, a beautiful lady, loves reading, and has both talent and appearance.
Fu Zhan wanted to find a good family for his sister, so he kept delaying raising her until she was now twenty-one years old. She had not yet left the court, and she was almost an old girl.
At this moment, the bead curtain was heard to "clatter", and Fu Qiufang came out of the room with a book in her hand. She wrinkled her nose when she smelled the alcohol in the flower hall.
This beauty is quite tall and has a beautiful appearance. She wears a light blue double-breasted jacket and a pomegranate skirt. In the skirt is a pair of slender and straight long legs, with a slim figure.
Fu Qiufang frowned, her voice was crisp and waxy, and she said, "Brother just said, did you accept the money from the Lai family? Help them manage it?"
"Sister, I was about to ask you, twenty thousand taels." Fu tried.
Fu Qiufang's jade-like face was as clear as frost, and she said: "Brother, if you accept him, retreat immediately; if he is accepted, reject him immediately, otherwise the sky will collapse."
Fu Shi said: "This...isn't it?"
Fu Qiufang said: "Brother, don't you know that Jia Ziyu has returned from successfully suppressing bandits in Cuihua Mountain and has just entered the palace to meet the saint?"
Mrs. Qian on the side just frowned. She is a sister-in-law, she is so old, she is not married yet, she still has to take care of her man's affairs at home, but this one who kills a thousand swords still listens to his sister in everything.
It almost made her sick to death.
Fu Qiufang frowned and said softly: "Brother, I don't think that Jia Ziyu is easy to get along with! Look at this book, it was written by Jia Ziyu. I guess he is a man with big breasts. I heard
It is said that the master and servant of the Ning Kingdom offended him and were imprisoned. If my brother helps Lai Er, I am afraid that he will question him when the time comes... and he will not let it go."
With that said, he handed the book in his hand to his brother.
She read this book for a day and felt that it was really talented and she had some understanding of Jia Ziyu's temperament.
Fu Shi looked at The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, frowned, and said: "Isn't it just a book?"
Fu Qiufang shook her head slightly and said: "A book is not enough, but you see that the bandit suppression has just been completed, it is the time when the sharpness is at its peak, like a sword, it is sharpened, and I am about to test the sword with someone.
, Brother, if you accept these 20,000 taels of silver, I'm afraid it will be too hot to hold."
Qian laughed softly and said: "What my sister said, your brother is just helping to introduce someone, not helping the Lai family to recruit people, so why is it so hot? Besides, if your brother doesn't introduce the person, the Lai family will not find a way out.
?Although I have never read a book, I still know that there is a lot of noise and it is really not necessary!"
Fu Qiufang glanced at her sister-in-law, her bright eyes were calm, and she said softly: "I'm afraid... people don't think so."
Qian: "..."
Fu Shi took the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, turned it over, frowned, looked up at his sister, and said: "Qiu Fang is right, you can't take this silver if it's hot to the touch. I'll return it to the Lai family tomorrow.
I feel unsettled. In recent years, whenever I feel unsettled, something has happened to someone else."
Qian's face changed slightly, he snorted and said: "Okay, I won't take it! Now the family needs money for food and clothing. Since Mr. Xu came to Jingzhao, your little salary can't even be used for rouge and gouache."
I can’t even afford it anymore. Look at Qiu Fang, it’s already autumn and we haven’t had a few good clothes cut yet. How can such a young girl do anything if she doesn’t wear well-dressed clothes?”
Fu Qiufang's clothes were indeed simple, and her face was lightly painted with makeup. When she heard this, she frowned, knowing that her sister-in-law was speaking ready-made words.
only……
After all, it is inevitable that a feeling of sadness will arise in my heart.
She is already such a young girl, waiting to be married, but there is no suitable family to entrust her to for the rest of her life.
Perhaps, poetry and books are the only companions in this life.
However, Qian's words suddenly exposed Fu Shi's shortcomings, which made Fu Shi feel very embarrassed. He was drunk and shouted: "You are a woman, you know nothing! I am a well-educated girl who wants to be married to a good family."
Yes, I will keep her and choose carefully! I will not give up until I choose someone who will become the prime minister!"
Fu Shi said: "Qiu Fang, take these five thousand taels of silver first and cut some good clothes and make some good heads and faces. In a few days, I will go to the Jia family's west mansion. Their family has Zhong Ling Yuxiu.
The young master who was born with a jade in his head is the only son of Duke Zheng, and his name is Baoyu..."
Fu Qiufang: "..."
Seeing this, Mr. Qian on the side hid a smile in his eyes and asked, "Do you still want to accept the money?"
Fu Shi frowned, with a hint of hesitation on his chubby face, and said, "I'll just try to make a connection, I think it won't be a big problem... How about we check the situation first and then talk about it."
Although he felt unsettled, he was a disciple of Mr. Zheng after all. After all, he was a member of the Jia clan, so he would not fail to give Mr. Zheng some face.
Mr. Qian smiled happily and said, "Okay, okay."
But a hint of melancholy appeared in Fu Qiufang's eyebrows. She reached out to take the book that her brother had placed on the small table, and her eyes fell on Jia Ziyu's seal.