Chapter 426 The skin is fresh and moist, and the color is delicious
The orange candlelight was like water, sweeping across the entire study. Two figures cuddling together were reflected on the screen window. A few green bamboos outside the window were swaying in the cold spring breeze, and the bamboo shadows were floating and flickering.
Jia Heng and Baochai were intimate for a while, and the others... were not in a hurry.
At this moment, Baochai's body was soft and delicate, her pistils and cheeks were as gorgeous as clouds, and her lips, illuminated by the candlelight, were like peach pistils rolling in morning dew, bright red with a crystal luster.
The apricot eyes under the slender eyebrows of the willow leaves glanced at the sky outside through the window. At that time, it was already the moon above the willow branches, and the night was hazy. The girl said softly: "Brother Heng, it's time for dinner, and I have to have dinner too."
gone back."
Jia Heng let go of the girl's snowy shoulders and said warmly: "Sister, why don't you leave after dinner."
Speaking of which, due to the short time they got together before, his understanding of Baochai was not very deep.
Not the literal meaning, but the understanding of temperament.
"Brother Heng, Mom is still waiting for my reply." Baochai pursed her lips, her voice trembling slightly.
Just now I clearly felt someone's restraint, but because of this, I felt frightened by the heat under the restraint and didn't dare to stay for long.
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said, "I'll ask Qingwen to send someone over later. I'll tell you that my sister was here talking about Wenlong and the family business, and she was left to eat."
Baochai thought for a while, his bright eyes flashed, and he thought this was a good reason, but for some reason, a strange feeling surged in his heart, which he quickly dispelled, and said softly: "Just let Qingwen and Ying'er talk to each other.
She should be in Qingwen's room right now."
In fact, Ying'er grew up with her, she was like a sister, and she always listened to her, even if she noticed, she would not tell others.
Jia Heng nodded, then stood up, called Qingwen, and asked the kitchen to prepare the meal.
Jia Heng turned around, picked up the teapot, and poured a cup of tea for Baochai. In the tea cup with white lines and blue auspicious clouds, the tender green tea leaves unfolded piece by piece, and the hot steam rose up, carrying a refreshing fragrance. He held it over and said:
"I was busy with... official duties at noon, so I didn't have lunch. I just had some refreshments to cope with the situation."
Baochai frowned, took the tea cup, a look of concern appeared on her face, and asked: "Brother Heng, why don't you pay attention to your body?"
Jia Heng smiled and said: "I usually eat on time, but I have been very busy in the past few days. The affairs of the three yamen are all intertwined. The Wucheng Military and Horse Division is okay, and I can still order my subordinates to do it.
, but you need to keep an eye on the affairs of Jingying and Jinyi Mansion yourself. After the Lantern Festival, there will be more things."
"Brother Heng, you have to be busy in charge of so many soldiers and horses now, but you still have to take care of yourself." Baochai looked at the young man in an azure gown, who was sitting sideways by the candlelight with an upright posture.
, holding a tea cup in his hand, as warm as jade.
In fact, she still likes him wearing the python suit and official robe...
Of course, today is also very good. The blue shirt is unkempt, and the spirit is free and easy. It looks much more free and uninhibited.
Jia Heng picked up the tea cup, took a sip, suppressed the sweetness in his mouth, and said: "There are also things at home. Baoyu made such a fuss yesterday. I didn't mean to ignore the pear fragrance in the past few days.
The hospital, that’s why I asked my sister to come look for me.”
When Baochai heard this, she felt a little shy and lowered her head. Fang Tao and Li's cheeks were already rosy, and she whispered: "I knew it."
If you go to Lixiangyuan, there is no reason. At most, you will make people gossip once or twice.
Therefore, it would be better for her to look for him from now on.
Thinking about this, I felt that my heart was really fluctuating. Cheng didn't dare to think too much, so he quickly changed the subject and said: "Speaking of which, Brother Heng needs to make decisions inside and outside the house, and Brother Heng is still busy.
If we can be more peaceful at home while doing errands outside, it will be much easier to deal with things outside."
Jia Heng almost didn’t mention the Baoyu thing at all.
Jia Heng nodded and stared at the girl's face, thinking about Baochai's temperament.
If we were to comment on what happened yesterday, then Baochai would say nothing bad. Firstly, we couldn’t figure out what his attitude was, and secondly, if we followed him and said that Baoyu was ineffective and needed teaching, this would be a suspicion of being a Taoist behind his back.
"In the original work of The Red Mansion, it is said that Baochai was able to behave and speak, and was also said to be lawful and self-sufficient at all times. So how can we not only speak to people's merits, but also speak to people's hearts and provide strong emotional value?
We can't be like Sister Feng, who seems to be all-rounded, but actually feels hypocritical in front of truly smart people. Then there is only one possibility. Although she speaks little, she always hits the mark. Always consider the other person's point of view, no matter what.
Whether it's Daiyu or Mrs. Wang, it's all the same. For example, if Ruoning Sui is a little bit better at home..."
Thinking of this, he looked at the girl opposite with a gloomy expression and couldn't help but feel a little absent-minded.
No wonder there were so many disputes over hairpins and beauties in previous lives. This was a battle between career partners and spiritual partners.
When Baochai saw the young man in a daze, he thought he was looking at her. His cheeks turned red with embarrassment and joy, and he softly called out: "Brother Heng..."
Jia Heng recovered his thoughts, smiled and said: "I just think that my sister is beautiful and smart, which makes people feel like a spring breeze."
Thinking about it this way, I feel that all the good conduct of the Wang family has been given to the two cousins Baochai and Yuanchun, leaving me only meanness and stupidity.
Hearing this, Baochai whispered: "Brother Heng is too flattering."
So why isn't she?
It was said that the young man in front of her was sharp and aggressive. She also saw some of them the day before yesterday. They were sharp, but they were polite and graceful, and their bearing was heart-warming. Now she treated her as gentle as jade, without the arrogance of a young man.
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At this time, Qingwen came from outside and led several maids who brought the food and placed it on the small table.
Jia Heng said: "Sister, wash your hands and have a meal."
Baochai responded without saying much.
Then, the two picked up the chopsticks and used them slowly.
Jia Heng stopped eating chopsticks and raised his eyes to look at Baochai across from him. The girl's movements were very graceful and she made no noise while eating. Her elegant and peaceful aura permeated every move.
"Brother Heng, look...what do you want me to do?" Baochai paused with the spoon in his hand, took the handkerchief, wiped his lips, and asked with a little surprise.
"How moisturizing is fresh skin, and how beautiful it is to eat." Jia Heng said without thinking.
Baochai's cheeks were as white as pear pistils, flushed with embarrassment. Her bright eyes were slightly lowered. She picked up a spoon and stirred the bird's nest porridge in the tea cup. Her ice-cold voice sounded softly: "Wherever a good person goes, Feng Yi Qi will be there."
irises and orchids."
Jia Heng's face paused slightly, and he couldn't help but laugh. He secretly sighed at Baochai's literary quality. At the same time, he also stopped "exchanging business blows" and picked up his chopsticks to eat the food without saying much.
After the two of them had finished dinner, they asked the maid to remove the cups, plates, dishes, and chopsticks, and then sat down at the desk to drink tea and talk.
Jia Heng took a stack of manuscripts of the Three Kingdoms dialects from the small table just now, sat in front of Baochai, and asked: "I just saw my sister reading this manuscript?"
Baochai said softly: "I just read it. I was looking forward to the second part. I just watched Green Plum Cooking Wine on Heroes. Uploaded. Heroes have great ambitions and good plans... It seems that I understand Brother Heng a little bit.
ambition."
If we follow the "Three Kingdoms", there is indeed a statement: "Today's heroes are only envoys and cao'er. There are not many disciples from the beginning."
It is just a metaphor about green plums boiling into wine and a hero like a dragon, but it is an extension of the novel by the original author.
Jia Heng smiled and said, "Sister, tell me."
If Baochai is just hiding his clumsiness in front of him, there will be no interest in it.
In fact, Baochai was knowledgeable and elegant in conversation. We can get a clue from his familiarity with some obscure poems.
For example, when the original book was visiting relatives in Yuan Chun, it reminded Baoyu that "the green wax spring is still rolling", so he was called the master of one word. There was also his shy and anxious confrontation with him when having dinner, which was quite a bit "walking away shyly, leaning on him"
Looking back at the door, I sniffed the green plums with a shy attitude.
Baochai's watery eyes lowered slightly, slightly turning away from the scorching eyes hidden under the calm waves, and turned to look at the bright candlelight, which undoubtedly made the girl's originally plump and graceful lines softer.
After thinking for a while, he immediately raised his eyes to look at the young man opposite and said: "Brother Heng, the "Resignation List" that I wrote in the past was circulated to the public. I have also read it. I know that Brother Heng has been granted the title of "Wolf".
Shi Yanran’s ambition.”
Jia Heng nodded and said: "It is my life's wish to end the affairs of the king and the world, to gain fame both in life and in life, to defeat the bandits, and to be remembered in history... Emperor Kuang values generals, and he does not hesitate to reward them with merit. Since the founding of the Chen-Han Dynasty,
There are four kings, eight princes, and twelve princes who have been awarded titles for their military merits. As far as my Jia family is concerned, a family with two princes is truly extremely wealthy, not to mention those with different surnames who have been crowned kings. There are four in the southeast, northwest and northwest.
, hereditary, regardless of succession, rest with the country."
Baochai probably likes to talk about official career and economy.
Of course, he didn't mean to brag by what he said. If he were a white man, he would be aiming too high to make him laugh. But under the current circumstances, he has some confidence.
It is not my intention to be granted the title of Marquis, but I hope that Northern Xinjiang will be peaceful. Well, I will tell Emperor Chongping about this.
When Baochai heard the words, he looked at the young man with a calm face, and slowly expressed his ambition. When he heard the word "prefecture king", his heart skipped a beat, his cheeks were dizzy, and his face was bright.
The prince...
If you are granted the title of Prince of the County, you can become the Princess of the County. Even if you are a side concubine, it will be better than the ordinary imperial concubine...
However, now is not the time for the founding of the country.
Just thinking about it again, with its meteoric rise, it seems that it may not be impossible.
After all, she was not as young as the weak crown, and now she was a first-class baronet. Even after ten years of service, she was only twenty-five or six, and she was not that old at that time.
While my mind was spinning, I quickly suppressed some thoughts.
She hasn't even gone through the door yet, so she is too shameless to think about this.
Jia Heng picked up the tea cup and said: "However, it is too early to say this. Now the troops in the Beijing camp have only begun to show their strength, and the opportunity for a decisive battle with the enemy is not yet ripe. The internal affairs of the imperial court are still being reorganized. In one or two years, there will be
There will be wind and rain, sister... just wait and see."
Baochai listened to the young man's words about the court situation, her beautiful eyebrows condensed, her moist apricot eyes sparkled, she looked at the young man opposite and said with concern: "Brother Heng, I was still brewing in the previous court when I heard about the military parade the day before yesterday.
There was some turmoil.”
With that said, this is what Mrs. Wang said at Aunt Xue's place and what she saw and heard in Kunning Palace. Some civil officials impeached Jia Heng with great fanfare, which filled the sky.
Jia Heng nodded and said: "That's what happened. The civil and military disputes in the imperial court do not last for one day or two. However, the imperial court's military mobilization is so powerful that Shunchang will perish. Sister, don't worry."
Baochai frowned and said softly: "Brother Heng, just have an idea."
It's not easy for her to say much about the previous affairs.
Jia Heng said: "It's getting late, I'll send my sister back. If I go back too late, I'm afraid my aunt will still be suspicious."
When Baochai heard the word "suspicious", for some reason, she felt extremely ashamed, her cheeks were as hot as fire, she whispered "Hmm", got up, and followed Jia Heng out of the study.
Follow the corridor toward Xifu and return to Lixiangyuan.
Lixiangyuan
In the wing room, Aunt Xue sat on the Luohan bed, raised her head and glanced at the moonlight outside the window, with a bit of sadness on her face and a bit of complaint in her tone: "It's been a while, why haven't you come back yet?"
Ying'er said softly: "Uncle Heng, he said he left some food to talk to the girl about the uncle and his business."
Xue Pan sat on a stool nearby, picked up the tea fruit, stuffed it into his mouth, and said with a smile: "Mom, my sister is not a child, she has always been safe."
Aunt Xue glared at Xue Pan and said angrily: "I know better than you."
"Madam, the girl is back." At this time, Baochai's other maid, Wen Xing, slipped her petite body through the curtain, entered the side room, and said to Aunt Xue.
Not long after, I saw a girl wearing a vermilion cloak and a coat and skirt, Tingting, entering the hall and calling softly: "Mom, have you had your meal?"
He untied his cloak and handed it to Ying'er, who found the embroidered pier in front of him and sat down.
Aunt Xue stood up and said with a smile: "My dear, you are back. What did Brother Heng say?"
Baochai's pink face looked as if nothing had happened. She sat close and said softly: "Brother Heng agreed. He said that after the Lantern Festival, he would come to discuss my brother's affairs with my mother."
When Aunt Xue heard this, her eyes lit up and she said happily: "After the Lantern Festival, doesn't it mean that your brother doesn't have to go to the Wucheng Army and Horses Division?"
Baochai said: "What Brother Heng means, it's not impossible after the first lunar month, but if you go earlier, you can come back earlier."
Xue Pan looked at Aunt Xue and said, "Mom, let me tell you, cousin Heng is still willing to be accommodating."
Aunt Xue looked at Xue Pan, who was eating sweet snacks, and said angrily: "Tong Rong, why don't you go? You just remember to eat and not to take pain. The scar is healed and the pain is forgotten."
Xue Pan grimaced and said, "What else can I do?"
Aunt Xue ignored her son, looked at Baochai and said, "Good girl, your elder brother Heng, didn't you say before how many days in January you can go home?"
Baochai hesitated for a moment and said softly: "I forgot to ask this. Brother Heng didn't say anything just now."
Aunt Xue said hurriedly: "Then I'll ask you tomorrow."
Baochai said "hmm" and said, "Then I'll go over and have a look tomorrow, but Brother Heng said he's been too busy these days, handling official duties at the Yamen, and didn't even have lunch today."
"He is busier now." Aunt Xue said, with a complex expression on her face, and sighed: "Brother Heng is becoming more and more extraordinary now. Now I look at him, he has surpassed your uncle."
Baochai didn't speak much at this time. He just took the tea cup from Ying'er and listened quietly.
Xue Pan chewed the fruit and said: "Mom, I followed my uncle for a while, and it was not obvious at that time. Now my uncle has to negotiate with Brother Heng."
Aunt Xue sighed: "Now that you are gone, our family's business is still unclear. This is a business passed down from our ancestors."
Xue Pan almost didn't even think about it and said, "Let my sister go find cousin Heng. He won't ignore it."
Aunt Xue murmured: "That's all it can do."
I just had a vague feeling that something was wrong.
Baochai's delicate body trembled slightly, she picked up the tea cup with her slender hands and took a sip, her almond-shaped eyes lowered, her thoughts inexplicable.