Almost all the errands assigned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs are royal errands. In the eyes of outsiders, they are almost the same as those of the Tian family in the palace.
After hearing Baochai's words, Jia Heng thought for a while and said, "I'll ask someone to ask about this later. First, we can find out what happened before we make any arguments."
Aunt Xue felt a little disappointed when she saw that Jia Heng didn't immediately agree, but it was hard to say anything. After all, she troubled others again and again, which was always unjustifiable.
Aunt Xue smiled and said: "That's fine. After all, the palace and the palace are involved here. Brother Heng should be more cautious."
Jia Heng nodded and said no more about the matter. He turned to look at Xue Pan, who had his big head tilted, and said, "Wenlong should take good care of his injuries these days and stop traveling around."
Xue Pan smiled and said: "Thank you very much for your concern, cousin Heng. When I feel better, I will be my host and I will ask my cousin to honor me."
"Besides, I've been busy lately, so I might not have time." Jia Heng said, pondering for a moment, and then said: "It's getting late, so Auntie asked Wen Long to rest early."
Aunt Xue smiled and said, "Brother Heng, why don't you sit down for a while?"
Jia Heng said: "Wen Long has just come back. He needs to rest more. It's better not to disturb him too much. Besides, I've been away for a day and it's time to go back."
Aunt Xue nodded.
At this time, Baochai suddenly raised her beautiful and plump face and said softly: "Mom, I'm going to see Brother Heng off."
Aunt Xue didn't think much about it and said, "Good girl, go ahead. It's cold outside, so put on your cloak."
Baochai responded with a "hmm", then led Ying'er and followed Jia Heng out of the wing.
The two of them were walking on the long corridor from Lixiangyuan to Rongfu. The lanterns on the corridor pillars on both sides shed light all the way, illuminating a tall and petite figure walking slowly.
Behind him, the maid Ying'er, holding a lantern, followed a few steps behind.
Jia Heng also held a lantern in his hand and walked slowly with a blank expression. He turned to look at Baochai and saw that the girl had a plump figure and a soft face. Her apricot eyes under two thin eyebrows with willow leaves were looking at him and asked.
: "Sister Xue, it seems you have something to tell me?"
Hearing this, Baochai looked at the slender face illuminated by the dim yellow lights on the corridor, nodded her head, and said in a low voice: "Brother Heng, I feel very sorry for bothering Brother Heng again and again because of family matters."
Jia Heng said softly: "We are relatives, we help each other, there is nothing to worry about. How can my sister and her family speak the same language?"
Baochai's jade face paused slightly, her sparkling eyes flowing. It was clear that she was listening to a family talking about two different languages, and her mood was a little complicated. She said softly: "Although relatives help each other, since I came to Beijing, I have been troubled and tired."
Brother Heng, but he didn’t help Brother Heng much. As for the Lengxiang Pills, Brother Laoheng went to the imperial doctor in Tai Hospital to prepare the pills, but I haven’t thanked Brother Heng yet.”
In fact, with Jia Heng's current status, it is unlikely that the Xue family will help him. Not causing trouble to Jia Heng is the best help.
"Sister, I'm out of town." Jia Heng said softly, looking at the soft and graceful face, the bright and clear apricot eyes.
Their eyes met, Baochai's apricot eyes dodged away, and he said softly: "It's not that he's out of sight, it's just that he's been disturbed so many times that he feels uneasy."
Jia Heng smiled and said, "If you feel sorry for me, sister, you can come and sit with me when you have time to chat with your sister-in-law to relieve your boredom. There will be nothing else to do."
Baochai said "hmm", with clear apricot eyes, and said: "Brother Heng, I can do it."
Jia Heng turned his head and looked at the white face illuminated by the bright lights. He had an elegant and soft temperament and bright almond eyes. He looked serious, but he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Huh?" Baochai was so confused by her laughter, especially her clear and cold face, that she smiled suddenly, like clouds and mist dispersing, and the sun suddenly appeared. She curved her eyelashes and trembled, and asked softly: "Brother Heng, where are you?"
What are you laughing at?"
Jia Heng said softly: "No wonder, both the east and west mansions say that my sister is knowledgeable and courteous, and Lan Xinhui is of good quality. If..."
Having said this, he started to ponder.
When Baochai heard Jia Heng's words of praise, her heart trembled slightly, and she couldn't help but feel happy in her heart. However, the bright apricot eyes under her beautiful eyebrows showed a bit of shyness.
Given Jia Heng's powerful position, which has made little progress at this time, and his habit of being dignified and dignified, words of praise certainly carry a lot of weight.
Previously, Baochai would be lost in thought for a long time every time he savored the meaning of the crystal clear snow in the mountains.
It's just that Baochai was somewhat curious about the "if" at the end. She suppressed the joy in her heart and asked: "What if?"
Under Jia Heng's sword-shaped brows, his cold eyes fell on the plump and elegant jade face, and he said softly: "If sister Xue is not a daughter, or she can be an official and a butler, let's prosper the Xue family."
Baochai's jade face was startled for a moment, her apricot eyes sparkling, and she said softly: "Brother Heng is overrated. I don't know much about economics and career. In terms of being smart and knowledgeable about affairs, the third sister is a woman who cannot be compared to women. Now
After practicing beside Brother Heng, my knowledge becomes even more incredible."
Jia Heng nodded, his eyes like bright stars, and said in a clear voice: "Sister Tanchun does have a generous spirit, and sister Xue is gentle and gentle, and has a sophisticated sense of human nature, so she is no less generous."
Baochai's cheeks were as white as snow because of Jia Heng's praise. Two blushes quietly appeared on her cheeks. The hand hidden in her sleeve clenched the handkerchief tightly at some point and said: "Brother Heng, you are really praised."
In fact, Jia Heng's compliments at this moment, if one puts aside the fact that he is the patriarch of the Jia clan and has the aura of official title, if someone of the same age makes such "gentle and virtuous" words, it has a different meaning of teasing.
However, Baochai, who was lamentable about his idleness, had little ability to resist the young and accomplished second-grade military attaché.
Jia Heng was silent for a moment and said with emotion: "It's just that the world is always harsher on women. I think my sister is reticent and hides her stupidity. Although she saves a lot of trouble, she is not unhappy at all."
When Baochai heard this, her delicate body trembled, and she stared at the young man opposite her. There was a bit of panic in her almond-shaped eyes, and she felt as if the person in front of her was completely naked.
Just then I thought about it, these young handsome men, the young powerful people who have risen and fallen in the officialdom, are good at observing people's hearts.
Looking at those sparkling apricot eyes, Jia Heng said: "Sister, don't take it to heart, it's just a temporary emotion, there is no other intention."
In fact, he just saw Baochai and tested it.
Baochai was silent for a moment and said softly: "Brother Heng said, it's fine if I don't know. But I have read a book again and I know things and understand the principles."
Hearing this, Jia Heng was silent for a moment and said, "However, there is nothing I can do. I can only drift with the tide, drifting up and down."
Baochai raised his eyes to look at the young man opposite, and when he saw those eyes as calm as the abyss, he felt a little lost for a moment.
I don't know why, but I remembered a saying, it's hard to find a friend, it's hard to find a friend.
A feeling of loss suddenly surged in my heart.
In fact, in the conversation between the two at this moment, although no one was involved in specific matters, they actually understood each other tacitly.
This was also the first time Jia Heng and Baochai chatted alone.
Jia Heng praised Baochai for being talented, affectionate, and sensible, but she was born a girl. This was combined with some of Xue Pan's stupid and domineering deeds, that is, there was a stupid brother in the family who could not establish a family, and although the younger sister was talented, she could not show it at all.
Baochai sighed softly, pursed her lips, and stopped talking.
Jia Heng said: "Sister, you are ambitious and knowledgeable."
In fact, Baochai's words "The good wind will send me to the blue clouds by force" already show his temperament.
There is also what Baochai said to Baoyu in the original book when Concubine Zhongyuan was visiting for marriage, "The one above in the dragon robe is your sister."
Baochai's bright eyes moved slightly, looked at the young man, and said softly: "I was born a girl, what can I do about it?"
I also often read Jia Heng's Three Kingdoms dialects. The half-written and half-written words at this moment actually have some inexplicable meaning.
Jia Heng was silent for a moment, sighed, and said: "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. My sister will be sent over here. It's cold outside, so be careful not to catch a cold."
You can't chat all the time, you have to have a sense of unfinished business.
Baochai's apricot eyes were filled with waves, she pursed her lips and said softly: "Brother Heng, please go slowly."
Jia Heng said "hmm" and without saying another word, he held a lantern and headed towards Ningguo Mansion.
Looking at the back of the young man going away, until the light of the lantern held by Jia Heng disappeared completely, Baochai stood there, the feeling of loss and loss in his heart came again, and there was a lingering loneliness.
In the words of later generations, the conversation was clearly open, but Jia walked away directly.
Ying'er came closer and said softly: "Girl, it's cold here, go back."
"Yes." Baochai responded, put away the lingering and melancholy emotions in her heart, and returned to the wing where she lived, accompanied by Ying'er.
"Is someone sending it there?" Aunt Xue asked.
"Send it back." Baochai nodded and sat on a chair nearby. At this time, Ying'er handed him a cup of fragrant tea.
Aunt Xue said with emotion: "Brother Heng, you are still a nice person. Although your temper is a little colder, when you really encounter trouble, you are not Hanhu."
When Baochai heard this, she raised her almond-shaped eyes and said softly: "That's not what Mom said before, and she said people don't care."
Aunt Xue looked unnatural on her face and said, "I'm thinking about your brother."
Baochai's eyes were lost for a moment, and the figure of the young man just now seemed to be reflected in his eyes, and he said softly: "For someone to be such a high-ranking official, his mind is definitely different from ordinary people's."
Aunt Xue said: "No, I just talked to your brother for a while. Brother Heng is becoming more and more powerful now. At such an age, he is already in the second rank of officialdom. Now he is being used heavily by the palace. His future prospects will be
It’s becoming more and more limitless.”
Baochai said softly: "I can't say that I will be granted the title of Marquis one day."
When Aunt Xue heard this, her expression paused and she said, "What do you mean?"
Baochai said: "Does Mom know the champion?"
Aunt Xue: "???"
Baochai said softly: "The figures in the early Han Dynasty were granted the title of marquis before they reached the weak crown. If Brother Heng's momentum continues, in another three to five years, he might even be a duke."
Hearing this, Aunt Xue frowned and said: "This... it's not easy to become a marquis, right? This is not the time for the founding of the country. Besides, your uncle is a first-class military attache. He didn't mention being a marquis before. It shows that it is too difficult to become a marquis. This
These are all things that have no trace."
Baochai didn't recognize it and just shook his head secretly.
Her uncle was over forty, so he could afford it, but something like that happened the day before yesterday.
Aunt Xue said, looked at Baochai, sighed, and said: "Although Brother Heng has not been granted a title, he is still young and promising at his age. I don't want to get married early, otherwise..."
Baochai blushed at Aunt Xue's meaningful words and said softly: "Mom, Sister-in-law Heng is a first-class person. The two of us are made for each other."
Aunt Xue said: "My mother did not say that she is not a good match. It's just that Brother Heng's daughter-in-law is really lucky. She has found a good husband. She is not very young and is such an old official. She is not bad compared to others. She will be good in the future."
You have to find a good place to stay."
It's no wonder that Aunt Xue doesn't have such feelings. Looking at the young people in the city of Shenjing, which one of them has a high position at Jia Heng's age? It would be unreasonable for Aunt Xue not to have some thoughts of envy and jealousy.
It's just that Jia Heng's family has a lovely wife, so it's not easy for a daughter of the Xue family to be a concubine.
"Mom, the more she talks about it, the less likely it is." Baochai frowned slightly and said angrily.
Aunt Xue smiled, took her daughter's hand, sat on the bed, and said: "There's no one else around, so we two closed the door and said these intimate words, and we're not afraid of outsiders hearing it. My dear girl, this
His appearance and temperament indicate that he is a lucky person."
Baochai was also a little embarrassed and said, "Mom, even if we talk about marriage, it won't be too late until my brother gets married and starts a family. I feel like I will serve Mom for another two years."
A smile appeared on Aunt Xue's plump face and she said: "My dear, after this year, you will go to the fifteenth year of your age. You don't want to get married immediately, but you should settle the marriage first.
Because my mother knows that you are a high-spirited person, I don’t want to hide the important matter of marriage from you, marry blindly and dumbly, mother looks at... Baoyu is a handsome man."
Baochai was shocked when she was told that, she frowned and said anxiously: "Why would Mom have such an idea?"
The right way is the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker. Once my mother has this intention, what should she... do?
Aunt Xue said softly: "I also mentioned this matter to your aunt before. It's just that the old lady has always made the decision about Baoyu's marriage, but it is a bit difficult to handle. However, your aunt said that the news should be released first.
Look, what do you mean?"
After she failed to stand for election, although Aunt Xue was concerned on the surface, her thoughts became more vivid.
I want to find a good family for my daughter, and I can't wait until the end of the day to fight famine.
There are some things that you can do quickly, but you can't do it slowly. His eyes wandered around, and finally he set his sights on Baoyu.
Baochai's face, as white as a pear, was as pale as paper. She calmed down and said softly: "Mom, can we just stop busy with this matter first?"
Aunt Xue said in surprise: "How do you say that?"
Baochai knitted her beautiful eyebrows, her almond-shaped eyes flashed with thought, and said: "First of all, my brother's marriage is the most important thing. Once we get married, we will establish a family. Secondly, I am still young, so I am waiting for a day or two."
If nothing happens during the year, there is no need to get engaged first, just in case something unexpected happens and there is no chance of change."
Aunt Xue nodded, and she felt that what Baochai said was reasonable, mainly because Baoyu's character was undecided, and said: "What you said makes sense, but it's still important to worry about your brother, who is already fifteen or sixteen."
Baochai secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and finally used the method of diverting trouble to the east to get over the matter.
But Aunt Xue's words still caused ripples in the girl's heart, creating a feeling that time will not wait for us.
She can only delay it for two years at most. After the new year, she will be fifteen years old, and after another year, she will be sixteen years old. By then, she will be engaged anyway.
If her mother mentioned Baoyu again, how would she respond?
Can……
Baochai sighed deeply in his heart. For some reason, a figure as tall as a orchid and jade tree was suddenly reflected in the lake in his heart. His apricot eyes, as moist as water, were slightly absent-minded.