Chapter 465 Daiyu: Hurry, hurry up and wipe it for me
Lixiangyuan
In the wing room, the orange lights dispersed like water in the room, and an extremely quiet atmosphere arose spontaneously.
Xue Pan was sitting in the room, holding the table with one hand, cracking melon seeds, while the maid and mother-in-law were helping to pack the bags.
"Brother Heng, please come to the house." In the courtyard, Aunt Xue smiled and extended her hand to invite.
"Aunt please first."
Jia Heng nodded, spoke softly, and then looked at Baochai next to Aunt Xue. When their eyes met, Baochai's cheeks quietly showed two blushes, and a trace of panic flashed through his almond-shaped eyes.
There was no one else, but someone was intersecting. When Aunt Xue in front was not paying attention, she suddenly pulled Baochai's little hand and left quickly.
Aunt Xue was lifting the curtain and walking into the house, but she didn't pay attention to the movement behind her.
Jia Heng just pulled it away with a quick glance. He just saw Baochai's face, which was originally as cold as snow, blushed and became bright and beautiful under the sparse light of the Xuan window. That shy and angry look was really quite...
interesting.
Several people entered the wing and just stood up in the flower hall when Xue Pan's joyful voice came, "Cousin Heng, you are finally here. I thought you were not here."
Jia Heng raised his eyes to look at Xue Pan who was smiling, then turned to the maid and mother-in-law who were cleaning up, and said politely: "Wenlong, this is cleaning up."
Xue Pan said: "Why don't you go to the Wucheng Army and Horse Division tomorrow to pack up a few changes of clothes and take them with you on the way?"
Aunt Xue smiled and said: "Brother Heng, don't stand, sit down and talk."
Jia Heng nodded, sat on the embroidered pier, looked at Xue Pan, smiled and said: "Wen Long's injury looks better."
"I'm almost fine, but it still hurts a little when I sit down." Xue Pan said.
Jia Heng said: "In the prison, there is no hard labor, just ordinary trivial matters."
Aunt Xue asked with concern: "Didn't you say that we were going to build the city wall and clean the ditches?"
Jia Heng explained: "The prison will not abuse prisoners. Besides, Wen Long's physique looks much stronger."
Xue Pan tugged on Aunt Xue's sleeve and said, "Mom, don't worry, cousin Heng won't let me suffer."
I thought to myself that Cousin Heng was the superior of the prison chief. He didn't look at the monk or the Buddha, and he didn't treat him with good food or drink. At least he wouldn't make things difficult for him.
On the other side, Baochai took the tea cup from Ying'er and listened quietly without saying a word.
At this time, Xue Pan's copper bell-like eyes turned around, looked at Jia Heng, and sighed: "Cousin Heng, when I leave, my sister will be young and my mother will be old.
There is no one outside to take care of me, so I hope my cousin will take more care."
As soon as these words came out, Aunt Xue, who was listening to the conversation with a smile, felt the tone that sounded like a final entrustment, her face changed, and she said angrily: "Why are you talking about this? You don't come back once every half month, this
Give it the same look as before."
Xue Pan said with a bitter face: "Mom, if I come back this half month, I will have a good meal and sleep. What can I do to help?"
Aunt Xue: "???"
Suddenly, I realized my son's "good intentions". Now that Brother Heng is in a high official position and has great power, the family's business really needs to rely on him.
"Don't worry, Wenlong." Jia Heng put down the tea cup and said with firm eyes, "I will come over from time to time to help the family."
"Cousin is loyal." Xue Pan was overjoyed when he heard this. He rolled his eyes and said, "Cousin, I actually have something on my mind that I want to entrust to you. I hope my cousin will agree to it."
Jia Heng frowned, put on his face and said calmly: "Wen Long, tell me."
Xue Pan hesitated for a moment, looked at Baochai aside, and sighed: "Sister, she has passed this year and is now fifteen. My family has delayed her marriage because of my affairs. Cousin Heng knows
There are also many young heroes..."
Baochai was listening calmly, but when he heard this, his expression changed slightly, and he said angrily: "Brother, what are you talking about?"
After saying that, he stood up and left. Ying'er quickly followed and went to the inner compartment together.
When Aunt Xue saw this, she said angrily: "You kid, the more you talk about it, the more you look different."
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said, "My aunt is in charge of Sister Xue's marriage, so Wen Long doesn't have to worry."
The reason why he kept it secret from Aunt Xue was because once he got engaged, out of taboo, he could not develop a relationship with Baochai as easily as he did now, unless he got married.
But he still hopes that Mr. Hengwu can spend an unforgettable time in the boudoir in the Grand View Garden instead of competing with Ke Qing in the back house.
"Cousin Heng, what do you think of your sister?" Just as Jia Heng was thinking about it, Xue Pan suddenly asked.
Jia Heng's expression paused, and he glanced at Baochai who had hid in the inner compartment, but said nothing.
Seeing Jia Heng's silence, Aunt Xue gradually cooled down her thoughts that were the same as Xue Pan's. She grabbed Xue Pan's ears and said angrily: "Are you going to piss me off to death to get what you want? This is also you.
What does a half-year-old child worry about?"
Xue Pan let out an "ouch" in pain and said, "Mom, don't pull it, don't pull it."
After such a fuss, this issue was resolved.
Jia Heng advised softly: "Wen Long also has good intentions, so aunt shouldn't be too harsh."
"Brother Heng, Pan'er is not doing anything right all day long, which makes you laugh." Aunt Xue said with a smile, her face slightly unnatural.
Jia Heng nodded and said: "Aunt, one family does not speak the same language as the other."
Aunt Xue said with emotion: "But what Wenlong said just now is still reasonable. He is already fifteen years old. People say that he has hairpins at the age of fifteen. He still hasn't found a place yet. It's very worrying. We women's people are also in the mansion.
I don’t recognize a few young men."
"Auntie, don't worry. As the old saying goes, you won't be late for a good meal, let alone someone with sister Xue's appearance?" Jia Heng said softly.
"What Brother Heng said is true." Aunt Xue smiled and said softly.
I don't know why, but I think of Yuanchun, the eldest girl from my sister's family. How old she is, and the marriage has not been settled yet, how worried I am.
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said: "Auntie, tomorrow morning, I will take Wenlong to the prison. There will be some official documents for the detention. I asked Sister Xue to bring them over. I need Sister Xue to go with me to see Wenlong off."
He had previously promised to take Baochai out for a walk, preferably at the scenic spots and historic sites in Chang'an City. Tomorrow would be a fulfillment of his promise.
When Xue Pan heard this, his eyes as big as copper bells rolled around. For some reason, suspicion gradually arose in his heart.
Not long ago, my sister was looking for cousin Heng. Could it be that the two of them... huh?
When I think about it like this, my heart beats wildly and I dare not think further.
Aunt Xue glanced at Xue Pan worriedly and asked: "Brother Heng, then I won't go over?"
During the break in conversation, Baochai, who had just entered the inner compartment, no longer heard any mention of his marriage. He walked out and said softly: "Mom, I'll just go with Brother Heng."
However, when these words fell in Xue Pan's eyes, he became even more suspicious. He felt something was wrong no matter how he heard it.
Aunt Xue sighed and agreed.
Jia Heng changed the subject and said: "Aunt, there is one more thing. If you can trust me with the Xue family's business, I also have some business in Dongcheng, and the two families can exchange their needs on the purchase channel."
Aunt Xue said in surprise: "Brother Heng, what kind of statement is this?"
Jia Heng told Baochai about the plan he had mentioned before, omitting the purpose of course, and said: "Speaking of it, my eldest sister helps me keep the account books when I make a living in Dongcheng. She is now helping at the residence of the eldest princess of Jinyang.
, I usually don’t do much cooking, but now that the two families share what they need, it’s better than giving someone else the advantage.”
Hearing this, Aunt Xue smiled and said, "I heard before that the big girl is in charge of a lot of your business."
"The eldest sister used to serve in the palace. She has extraordinary knowledge and helped me a lot." Jia Heng said softly, then looked at Baochai with gentle eyes and said: "Sister Xue is also smart, and now Wenlong is the only one."
Yue won't be back for a few times, so I asked Sister Xue to help."
In fact, Baochai can help the Xue family do some business. Of course, his move is not to plot the Xue family's property, but to tie it up deeply.
Aunt Xue heard that the eldest princess of Jinyang was among them, and felt that there was much to be done, and said: "My dear, you are a knowledgeable person, but my mother used to feel sorry for you and didn't want you to show up. Now, as Brother Heng said,
Duoduo supports the family's livelihood."
Baochai hesitated and said: "Mom, how can I make up my mind? It's hard to show my face."
"There's no need to show up, I just called eldest sister, and you sisters can discuss it," Jia Heng said.
In the original Grand View Garden, Li Wan, Tanchun and Baochai were the stewards. At that time, Baochai managed everything in an orderly manner.
Aunt Xue advised: "Good girl, your eldest sister is discussing this with you. What are you worried about?"
Baochai hesitated for a moment, nodded, and agreed, but she was inevitably a little embarrassed, as if she had united with him to coax her mother.
After that, Jia Heng continued the conversation, took a look at the sky, it was actually around midnight, and said: "Aunt, why don't we come here first today and let Wen Long rest early, and we can come back early tomorrow morning.
Gotta get up early."
Aunt Xue didn't force her to stay and said with a smile, "Baby girl, give it to me."
Baochai responded and led Ying'er to see off Jia Heng.
Seeing Jia Heng leaving, Xue Pan looked at his back, lowered his voice and said, "Mom, I think cousin Heng is doing well."
"What's good?" Aunt Xue was puzzled for a moment and looked at her son suspiciously.
Xue Pan smiled and said: "Mom, what do you think about letting your sister marry cousin Heng?"
In this way, he has a powerful brother-in-law. Wouldn't the huge Shenjing City go sideways?
Aunt Xue was startled for a moment, and then said angrily: "If Brother Heng is not married, I will let your sister marry him without saying a word, even if I have this old face, but now... I am going to be a concubine for someone else.
How is this possible?"
Just thinking about the girl in the East Mansion who was granted the title of second-grade concubine, one knows what a good match Brother Heng is for his daughter, but the premise is that he is a real wife. What is a concubine? Same as Aunt Zhao?
"She's an equal wife anyway, so she shouldn't be a concubine." Xue Pan whispered.
"The common wife sounds nice, but in the final analysis, she is just a concubine. In the future, she will have a son and a half, and the title will not be hers. How can she be sealed?" Aunt Xue said, impatiently: "Don't worry about it."
Xue Pan sighed: "Mom, if I don't worry, who will? Mom, you worry, you were staring at Baoyu eagerly a few days ago."
Aunt Xue was hit in her shortcomings. She felt irritated and even a little angry. She reached out and grabbed Xue Pan's ears and scolded: "You want to make me angry to death, don't you?"
Not to mention Baoyu, there is no one in the two houses who can compare to Heng brother, but he is married to a wife. Although her Xue family has declined, her ancestors are also from a famous family, so how can she be a concubine?
Jia Heng left Lixiangyuan, and the two of them walked to the corner of the flower wall of the cloister. Ying'er held a lantern and walked at a distance. When the two of them entered the corner, they stood in the cloister and looked at the wind.
Jia Heng turned to look at the plump, elegant girl and said: "Sister, when the time is right, I will make it clear to my aunt."
Baochai pursed her pink lips and said softly: "Brother Heng, I'm not in a hurry."
She is willing to wait for a status.
Jia Heng nodded and looked at Baochai by the candlelight, feeling pity and guilt in his heart. He leaned down, dabbed some water on the red lips, hugged her for a while, and said warmly: "Sister,
It's cold outside, go back early and see you tomorrow."
Baochai seemed to be able to sense some of the young man's emotions, her eyes were watery, she said "hmm" and kept watching Jia Heng leave.
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But it was said that Jia Heng left Lixiangyuan and was about to return to Ningguo Mansion. After passing the Chaoshou Veranda in the courtyard where Jia Mu was staying, he looked up and saw that it was still early, and he thought of going to see Daiyu.
Regarding the latest changes in the situation in Yangzhou today, I also need to talk to Daiyu.
In the courtyard where Daiyu lived, everything was silent, and the night was as cool as water. The spring breeze in February blew through a few rose trees in front of the eaves, making a thin sound, which somewhat muffled the young man's chirping.
It was the time of Xu Zheng, and a copper-bottomed rhombus mirror on the Kang table in the inner room reflected a girl wearing a pink stand-up collar coat and a white, pink and green embroidered bamboo leaf and plum blossom collar.
The girl held a book of piano music and read it by the light. From time to time she raised her frowning eyebrows and stared at the swaying wind shadow outside the glass window, as if seeing through a wall.
Time and space fell into a certain courtyard.
"Girl, wash your feet, relieve your fatigue, and rest early." At this time, Zicuckoo came from the side and said softly.
Daiyu put down the music score, responded with a "hmm", and let Zijuan take care of her embroidered shoes and took off her stockings, revealing a pair of young white lotus-rooted feet.
"Tomorrow is February, right?" Daiyu was silent for a moment, and suddenly turned her pretty face. Because it was slightly against the light, her soft face under the air bangs was covered with a layer of shadow at the intersection of light and dark, which undoubtedly made her look more girlish.
Somewhat quiet and beautiful.
Zijuan had a smile on her face and said, "Well, it's the first lunar month tomorrow."
"After two days, when the weather is better, it would be good to find Third Sister and Sister Yun and fly kites together for a few days." Daiyu thought for a while, her pretty and melodious voice filled with sadness.
Without Baoyu's "harassment", Daiyu's usual daily life consists of reading various miscellaneous books, making needlework, or resting her head in one hand, dazed for a while. However, these days, her mood has gradually become a little...
irritable.
How should I put it? Originally, at least Jia Mouyu was there to accompany her to relieve her boredom, or to joke with Sister Feng and the other sisters in Rongqing Hall. But recently, everything has been so noisy in Rongguo Mansion that Daiyu feels like she is about to be forgotten.
.
"Then I'll have someone buy the girl a kite." Zicuckoo raised her head and said with a smile.
But Daiyu sighed: "Now the third sister often leaves early in the morning and returns late in the East Mansion. Sister Yun also goes to see her foal, so she may not be free."
"When Twelve is the girl's baby, there will be lively celebrations at home. By the way, in front of the old lady, didn't I say that I would go south to Suzhou to buy a theater troupe?" Zijuan laughed.
He smiled and said: "I remember the girl's birth."
When Daiyu heard this, she bit her lower lip, and her mood couldn't help but brighten up. She just said softly: "Brother Heng said that, probably to comfort grandma."
Zicuckoo smiled and did not defend herself.
While the master and servant were talking, suddenly, Xueyan's voice came from outside with a voice of joy, "Uncle Heng, the girl hasn't gone to bed yet."
"I'm here to talk to Sister Lin." A calm voice sounded, and then Jia Heng followed Xue Yan through the curtain and entered the wing. Following Xue Yan, he walked around a brown carved bamboo screen and entered the inner room.
When Daiyu suddenly heard this, she felt ashamed. Xueyan didn't know the importance of it. She was still washing her feet at the moment. How could she bring that person in?
Thanks to Zijuan's reminder, Daiyu also began to watch the men and women guarding each other, and quickly said to Zijuan on the side: "Quick, help me wipe it."
"Crash!" a sound sounded, and a pair of feet as white as bamboo shoots came out of the copper basin.
But there was no time at this time, Zijuan was about to wipe it with a towel on the side.
Then, while talking, Jia Heng had already walked around the screen, stood in the hall, and called: "Sister, I'm looking for you..."
He saw Daiyu's two young, white and tender feet stretched out, exposed in the air, with water droplets rolling on the jade toes.
"Tick-tock", "tick-tock", fell on the copper basin with a sound. The delicate jade feet reflected the candlelight, crystal clear, like glass and even dazzled with light. As for the nails painted with impatiens juice, the bright light attracted
The eyes are open, but the five jade toes are curled up, seeming to tell the owner's panic.
Jia Heng's eyes paused for a moment, then he said calmly: "Sister, are you going to have a rest?"
"Crash..."
Her jade feet got back into the copper basin, her snowy face was dyed crimson, and her bright autumn eyes lowered under her two smoky brows. Her hasty voice contained a bit of surprise and shyness, and she said in a trembling voice.
: "Brother Heng, you...why are you here?"
"Come and see my sister." Jia Heng sat on an embroidered pier next to the round table, raised his eyes to look at Daiyu who was nervous, and said slowly: "It's good for my sister to take a bath for a while, it will relax the meridians and activate the meridians, which will help you rest."
As he said that, he picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea.
Only by thinking about "attacking my kidney reflex area" can some charming thoughts disappear like clouds of smoke.
Xue Yan's face changed slightly and she tried to explain: "Girl, I don't know..."
Just as he was about to say something, he saw Zicuckoo cast a pair of angry eyes, and realized that it was not appropriate to continue.
Perhaps the young man's indifferent behavior infected Daiyu. Daiyu was not as shy as before, so she asked softly: "Brother Heng is not talking to his aunt in Lixiangyuan."
Jia Heng lowered his head to sip the fragrant tea, looked at Daiyu, and said slowly: "After finishing the things over there, I came over to see my sister. I will go to see the Holy Father today and tell the Holy One about going to Yangzhou."
Daiyu frowned and asked in surprise: "Brother Heng, what do you say?"
Jia Heng said: "The imperial court intends to send Qi University Scholars south to rectify the salt affairs. The real culprit was not found in the previous case of murdering Uncle Lin."
When Daiyu heard this, she was stunned for a moment and said, "What's the reason for this?"
"Sending cabinet ministers to the south again will bring advantages and disadvantages to my uncle." Jia Heng put down the tea cup and said without any hesitation: "The disadvantage is that he cannot monopolize all the credit for the salt production, and the advantage is that he can share the hatred of some opponents."
Secondly, don’t wait, I won’t be able to finish writing it no matter what.