The next day, early in the morning, Jia Heng woke up from a light sleep.
He turned his eyes and glanced at Qin Keqing lying beside him.
At this moment, the beauty's temples are slightly messy, with black hair scattered like a waterfall. She has a white and rosy cheek, as bright and charming as a flower stamen, with rosy white inside. Her long eyelashes are slightly drooped. Her sleeping posture is soft and gentle, like a sleeping begonia.
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Jia Heng gently lowered his head and kissed Qin Keqing's bright and jade-like forehead.
"Yeah." Qin Keqing let out a squeak from the wings of his nose, a soft and melodious voice that came from his sleep. With a bit of laziness, he turned over and continued to sleep. The mandarin duck brocade quilt slipped off, turning the round and smooth
The fragrant shoulders appear.
Jia Heng's expression paused, and he suppressed the strange movement in his heart.
The couple reunited last night and didn't go to bed until three or four in the morning. But after all, Qing is still a young girl, and she is at the age where she loves to sleep. Now
Jia Heng lifted up the quilt and stood up, tucked Qin Keqing in, then gently picked up the loose robe on the hanger and put it on before heading out of the wing.
As soon as they arrived in the courtyard, they saw the maid Baozhu, who seemed to have come back from relieving herself. She was wearing a coat. She rubbed her sleepy eyes, covered her mouth with her hand and yawned. When she saw Jia Heng, she said, "Uncle, you just came back.
Why did you get up so early?"
"I couldn't sleep, so I got up and started boxing." Jia Heng smiled and said, looking at Baozhu who looked a bit naive.
Although the two maids Baozhu and Ruizhu seemed to be making trouble about his marriage to Keqing, in the final analysis, the little girl was still a little worried as the maid who lived with him.
Baozhu looked at the young man with calm eyes, and was a little less sleepy by the cold wind, and said softly: "Uncle, should I call Qingwen, or should I help you wash up?"
Just as Jia Heng was about to say something, he heard a cute and crisp voice coming from the back room in the distance, saying: "Go back and fall asleep. Put on your clothes carefully before you catch a cold."
But it was Qingwen who had tied up her headband, fastened the Panjin buckle, and walked out, saying softly: "Sir, let me get you a basin of water first."
Jia Heng nodded, looked at Qingwen, and smiled as if nothing had happened: "Why do you get up so early?"
Qingwen's eyes focused on the young man's face, and without thinking, she said: "I can't sleep."
Then, her snowy, fair cheeks suddenly turned red.
She didn't go to bed until late last night, and she had a dream that night that makes her face turn red when she thinks about it.
Jia Heng said: "When I am boxing later, you will memorize the Thousand-Character Essay. Before eating, I will check whether you have forgotten your homework."
Qingwen: "..."
Jia Heng looked at the little girl with an expression that seemed astonished, yet also angry, as if asking "Are you a devil?", and he also felt a little happy in his heart.
Sometimes teasing Qingwen, who is as hot as a charcoal, seems to be more interesting than eating Qingwen's jelly.
The interaction with this little girl is not about lust, but about experiencing the youth and beauty that overflows every inch.
Baozhu on the side looked at the master and servant who were smiling and saying nothing, with a hint of envy in his eyes.
The interaction between Uncle Heng and the maid beside him always gave her a strange feeling, as if they were more like family members.
Moreover, this family does not seem to be the same generation as brother and sister...
At this time, the autumn wind blew with a bit of chill, interrupting Baozhu's random thoughts. He quickly tightened his clothes, said goodbye to Jia Heng, and went inside.
She also went to bed very late last night, and there was someone like a cat, tickling her heart with hundreds of paws.
Qingwen was holding a basin of water, and a neatly folded towel was placed on the copper basin. She put it on the stone platform with her bright red lips pouting, and then stood there blankly, watching the young man boxing, with a pair of thin willow leaves.
The bright eyes under the eyebrows gradually became a little dreamy.
She had never noticed before that the young master was so brave even in boxing.
Jia Heng was dressed in a loose combat warrior uniform. He opened his stance and waved his fists vigorously. He performed a set of punches and stood back up. Unconsciously, his temples were sweating slightly and he felt comfortable.
Then, he raised his eyes to look at Qingwen and said with a smile: "I asked you to endorse, what are you doing standing here?"
Upon hearing this, Qingwen's cheeks turned red. She came over with a towel in hand, curled her lips and said, "If I'm not here, who will help you wash up?"
Jia Heng reached out to take the towel, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said softly: "Don't tell me, I was really not used to being away from you in Chang'an County."
When Qingwen heard this, her heart was filled with joy and sweetness, but the corners of her mouth curled up, and she twisted a towel in the basin water and said, "That is, it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. Young Master is used to me serving you.
You must not be used to having to be served by others."
Jia Heng was stunned for a moment, looked at Qingwen, and said with a smile: "Where did you get this from? It's been three days since we've been apart, so we should look at each other with admiration."
Xindao, Xiangling studied poetry and Qingwen studied calligraphy. As expected of Zhong Lingyuxiu's daughter of the Red Mansion, she learned things very quickly.
Qingwen chuckled and said, "Following the young master every day must have some influence."
Jia Heng took the towel and said with a smile: "Not bad."
After the two of them... kissed yesterday, he could clearly feel the girl's attachment to him, and she began to bloom with the beauty of the golden hairpin in the Red Mansion.
The master and the servant chatted and laughed, then washed up, and then Aunt Cai came with the mother-in-law to call for dinner.
Jia Heng greeted Qingwen and went to have breakfast. He told Qin Keqing not to call her and asked her to sleep a little longer.
By the time breakfast was over, it was already Chensi's acquaintance.
A servant came to the front yard to report that Qu Lang, a member of the Jinyi Guards family, was outside the house asking for an audience and was welcomed into the front hall as the Prime Minister.
Jia Heng put on a brocade guard official uniform and came to the front hall. When he saw Qu Lang, he smiled at him and said a few words. Then he walked to the eaves of the corridor and laid his eyes on the ten brocade guards and two silk shirts under the eaves.
, the accounting gentleman wearing a felt hat, and behind him were four apprentice-looking young men in gray robes, holding abacus in their hands.
"Sir, these are my subordinates' capable men. They have clean hands and feet, and strict mouths. They are all accustomed to following their humble positions." Qu Lang stood up, walked to Jia Heng, lowered his voice, and introduced: "These two
The masters are all accounting masters in the guard house. Any fake accounts can be seen at a glance. This time they each brought two apprentices to help you check the accounts."
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Qu Lang was one of the hundred households in Jinyi Mansion, and he had capable manpower under his command. As for the two petty officials who ransacked the house and checked the accounts, they were transferred from Jinyiwei Mansion in favor of Jia Heng.
Jia Heng nodded, feeling satisfied. He looked at Qu Lang and said, "I've got a lot of trouble with Qu Lang. Let some brothers be on guard. I want to interrogate a few people."
Although Qu Baihu is taciturn, his execution ability is actually better than that of Zhao Yi.
Qu Lang said: "My lord, you are welcome."
Then he understood in his heart and waved his hand. Eight guards in royal robes stood in two rows, standing in formation from the eaves of the corridor, standing with swords in hand. A majestic majesty emanated silently.
Jia Heng said: "Here, bring the account books over."
Immediately, several boys came to the flower hall carrying a wooden box.
Jia Heng rushed to the two middle-aged men wearing felt hats and said, "Thank you, gentlemen. When the work is completed, Cheng Yi will send it to you."
He has always believed that professional things should be done by professionals.
Although he could also see some problems with the accounting books, it was not easy to calculate the specific amounts.
When the old man, a middle-aged accountant, heard this, he cupped his hands and said with a smile, "You're doing me a favor."
After all, the two of them are talented people who are proficient in finance and have their own confidence. Even when they met Jia Heng, a young upstart, they talked and laughed happily without much flattery.
Then, they divided each into two boxes and began to look through and pick them up.
Account books can be said to be the core secrets of a public government. Many things can be seen from some financial records.
These four large boxes of account books are all the account books in the past ten years.
The two accountants, and the disciples on the side, took out the account books, recorded them on the paper, and calculated the money and food expenses. After a while, the abacus started crackling.
At this moment, a woman hurried over and said, "Uncle Heng, Mistress Lian is here."
Jia Heng pondered for a moment, looked at the room full of foreign men behind him, and said loudly: "Just say that I am meeting guests, and ask Mistress Lian to come from the back hall."
Although Sister Feng has a lively temperament and is a married woman who often appears in public, she is a female member of the Jia family after all, so he still tries to maintain a decent face.
The old woman responded and was about to stop Sister Feng.
As a result, I saw Sister Feng, Ping'er, Feng'er, and other maids from Zhou Rui's family arriving at the cloister of Yimen in a hurry. As Sister Feng often interacted with You family, she used to go in and out of Dongfu more casually than at home.
, they all took shortcuts, and when they saw Jia Heng from a distance, they put a smile on their faces and said: "Brother Heng... yo... why is this such a big battle?"
Sister Feng stared at the Jin Yiwei who was standing under the eaves of the corridor, wearing a flying fish suit and holding a knife. Her jade face paused slightly and she said in surprise.
Jia Heng looked indifferent and stood under the eaves of the corridor. He frowned and strode forward to meet her. His eyes fell on Sister Feng with a calm gaze and said, "Sister-in-law Feng."
"Brother Heng." Sister Feng looked at the young man with rich clothes and a cool and heroic temperament. She suppressed some strange emotions in her heart. Danfeng's eyes flashed and a smile appeared on her face. She said: "Strange way, yesterday Brother Heng said
We need to check the accounts, this battle is going on, even if it is an old account, we must turn it over."
Jia Heng frowned and did not answer the words. Instead, he said: "Sister-in-law Feng, there are many foreign men in the room. Sister-in-law Feng can go to the side hall from the side. We will interrogate Lai Da later."
Sister Feng smiled, blinked her red phoenix eyes, and said: "Brother Heng, I, a yellow-faced woman, have to meet Zhuangzi once a year. The shop's foreign men don't have three to five hundred, but only one or two hundred. It doesn't matter."
I thought to myself, this flying fish suit, the embroidered spring knife, the ceremonial guards on the left and right... the majesty of the official family, I have not shaken it in my life. I will sit aside and listen to the majestic sound of the hall.
Seeing her refusal, Jia Heng took a look at Sister Feng and thought to himself, your charming and dimple-like young woman's face and your charming and rippled red phoenix eyes can only influence others to concentrate on their work.
But he also vaguely guessed that Sister Feng had some "vanity" in showing off to others. She was silent for a moment and said, "Sister-in-law Feng, please."
The smile on Sister Feng's face couldn't help but become more and more prosperous. Looking at the young man in rich and colorful clothes, she felt a little amused for some reason. She extended her hand to invite him and said, "Master Jia, please."
Jia Heng's expression paused, and he didn't say anything. He walked to the corridor and shouted: "Come here, bring Lai Da here!"
This deep and cold shout was as cold as thunder, which made Sister Feng startled. She turned her eyes and glanced at Jia Heng, secretly thinking, she is indeed a soldier who has led soldiers. This voice sounded more majestic than those officials on the stage.
Complete.
The waiter standing in the courtyard answered the order and turned around to look for Jiao Da.
Not long after, two young boys ran out in a hurry.
It is worth mentioning that there were hundreds of servants and wives in Ningguo Mansion, and their composition was complex. Some of them were sons of Ningguo Mansion's family members, sons of servants, and their wives.
Some are the in-laws, cousins and daughters-in-law of people from the side branches of the Jia clan, and some are the brothers and sisters of Jia Zhen’s previous concubines.
On the first day after Jia Heng arrived at Ningguo Mansion, he only did three things in Ningguo Mansion.
First, all the concubines of Jia Zhen were sent away by Jia Lian with money. For this purpose, about three thousand taels of silver were spent from the public. As for whether Jia Lian "took over", Jia Heng did not know.
This step will initially eliminate the hidden dangers in the inner courtyard.
Second, let Jiao Da lead the obedient boys and servants to confine the homeless women and maids in two courtyards, and prohibit unauthorized entry and exit, to further ensure the safety of the inner courtyard where Qin Keqing is located.
Third, except for a team of servants and servants led by Jiao Da who are on duty to guard against fire and theft, no servants or servants are allowed to stay overnight in the front yard of the mansion. All those who have a home to return to must go home.
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In fact, except for a small number of Ningguo's servants and maids, they all have residences in Ningrong Street, and they only come here during the day to answer their duties.
It is precisely because Jia Heng looks like a new man with a new attitude that when rumors spread about Jia She, those women followed him and added fuel to the flames, causing rumors to spread.
Obviously, deep down in his heart, he hoped that Jia Heng would suffer something unexpected and never return.
"The next step is to draw up family rules and send out some maids and mothers-in-law who are idle and gossipy, so as to save the family expenses and at the same time completely eliminate Jia Zhen's remaining poison."
Jia Heng looked at the few servants standing there and thought.
As for driving them all away? But it is actually not a wise choice, because if you really buy maids and servants again, you may not be as "loyal" as these servants whose wealth and life are all in the hands of the patriarch.
"After investigating Lai, we can proceed with the first round of educational rectification in the east and west governments... learn from past mistakes and avoid future ones, treat illnesses and save lives."
Jia Heng thought about it, then returned to the hall, lifted up his official robe and sat down.
Sister Feng also sat down, with Ping'er, Feng'er, Zhou Rui's wife and maid behind her.
The ten Jinyi guards had obviously seen many families of prisoners. They looked at Sister Feng surrounded by a bunch of maids and wives. If they hadn't heard about it, it was obvious that even Sister Feng, the concubine of the fairy, would not look away.
As for the two accounting gentlemen, they feel closer to each other when they see the account books than when they see their parents. They are focused and focused.
Jia Heng took a look, nodded secretly, and asked Sister Feng to sit aside.
After a while, I saw Jiao Da and a few boys escorting Lai Da, who had an earthy face.
"Uncle, Lai Dabao is here." Jiao Da's cheeks were flushed and his eyes were bright. This stubborn old man had recently become so proud that he even walked like a tiger. When he saw Jia Heng, the head of the Jia family, nodding at him, he felt even more pleased.
Seeing Lai Da standing, he shouted: "You are such a talented person, you still don't kneel down in front of the master!"
After saying that, he kicked Lai Da in the crook of the leg, and Lai Da, who had his hands behind his back, immediately knelt down.
Jia Heng picked up the tea cup on the side and took a sip. Because he was distracted last night, he avoided the sweet fragrance of Sister Feng and sat sideways. Unintentionally, he was sitting like a factory flower and asked: "Lai Da, tell me.
, how much money have you and your brother embezzled from our Jia clan since you became the general manager of the two governments?"
Lai Dagang raised his neck and yelled: "It's unfair, I didn't do it! You are spitting blood!"