Chapter 509 Jia Heng: I just want to look at the Jade Tiger
At this moment, the night is as cool as water and the moon is as bright as frost. The shadow of a sycamore tree in the southwest corner of the courtyard is dancing in the cool breeze. The rustling sound it makes passes through the carved windows and squeezes through the gaps into the hanging curtains, resounding in the air.
The girl who was tossing and turning on the couch could hear it very clearly.
Previously, Yuanchun ran away from Lu Mingxuan and washed away his sweat under the service of Baoqin. Now he was lying on the bed, just tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
The girl closed her eyes and fell asleep. She couldn't help but turn over on the bed. An arm as white as a lotus root suddenly reached out from the brocade quilt and pressed half of her round and round face against the brocade quilt. There was a candlestick on the high table.
Through the gap between the curtains, it penetrated into the bed.
Under the clouds and green bun, there is a plump and graceful jade face. Two thin ropes on the snow shoulders are wrapped around the back of the neck, and the blue embroidered lotus dress is tied with a bow.
Under the delicate jade-like clavicle, two waxing moons appear and disappear in the mist, sometimes evenly, sometimes slightly hurriedly breathing.
Yuanchun opened his eyes slightly, with a look of ecstasy on his painting-like face, his pink lips were slightly pursed, and his heart was alternately happy and worried.
"Brother Heng, he and His Highness the Princess are indeed as he said, they are in love with each other and have a good understanding of each other." Yuan Chun thought, and an intoxicating blush gradually appeared on Xue Ni's cheeks.
Otherwise, we wouldn't serve each other... wouldn't it be considered dirty?
Because the impact of the scenes just now was too strong, the girl now felt flustered, her whole body was burning, and her fair face and jade skin were as hot as fire.
Also, Hengdi and the eldest princess mentioned themselves when they were talking about each other. What was Hengdi's reaction? Did the eldest princess of Jinyang say this?
Doubts surged through Yuanchun's mind, and while he was tossing and turning, suddenly, he heard a familiar voice holding a harp and a haunting voice outside the house, and his heart skipped a beat.
Hengdi, why is he here looking for her if he is not accompanying His Highness at this time?
At that time, under the eaves of the wing, Baoqin was holding the dress that Yuanchun had changed out of taking a bath, planning to wash it.
As the eldest maid of Yuanchun, I hold Qin to help clean my underwear every day.
There was a slight blush on Baoqin's cheeks, and she secretly thought that the girl not only wet the bed now, but also peed in her skirt, and there was clearly a strange smell floating between her nose.
While he was thinking wildly like this, he suddenly raised his eyes and saw a young man standing in front of the court. He was wearing a straight green shirt and his face was covered by the moonlight. The pure temperament of the past was replaced by a softer one. He couldn't help but be startled and asked with fixed eyes: "Uncle Heng, what's going on?"
It’s so late, why are you here?”
"Come and see, eldest sister, is she asleep now?" Jia Heng nodded and asked warmly.
Baoqin put the clothes in his arms and said softly: "Girl just finished taking a bath and went to bed now."
Jia Heng glanced at the small group of light faintly shining in the inner compartment and said, "Then I'll come back tomorrow and let my eldest sister have a good rest."
I also came over to say a few words to Yuanchun. Since she was already asleep, I didn't want to disturb her and let her have a good sleep.
However, when I then thought about what Yuanchun mentioned at noon, "Tossing and turning, sleeping hard and thinking about it," I felt a little happy.
As he spoke, he was about to leave, but at this moment, a cough was heard in the room, followed by the sound of Yuanchun water moistening the broken jade, "Bao Qin, I'm thirsty, give me a cup of tea."
The girl's voice is still soft, but if you listen carefully, you can still catch some trembling emotions.
Jia Heng's expression paused, and he felt a little strange.
thirsty?
I don’t know whether it’s because I’m thirsty or because my heart is thirsty.
The person who had peeked just now was looking intently and attentively.
After all, she is a girl in her twenties.
"Uncle Heng, it's cold outside, why don't you go in and have a cup of tea first?" Seeing this, Baoqin quickly responded and then extended his hand to invite him.
Jia Heng nodded, then carried the piano and lifted the curtain into the inner room. At this moment, because the owner of the room had gone to sleep, only one of the four bright lights was left, so the light was slightly dim.
The high tables of the small hall and the nanmu chairs on both sides cast dark shadows of different heights. Even the picture of a beautiful lady hanging in the middle of the central hall, with her eyebrows and eyes as pale as clouds, was hazy, as if she was asleep.
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Jia Heng's eyes turned to look at the six screens with bamboo and wood patterns depicting goddesses scattering flowers. He called out to the inner room where the curtains were lowered and asked, "Sister, haven't you rested yet?"
There was a bright light inside.
After saying that, he turned to look at Baoqin who was holding a teapot and pouring tea, and said softly: "Baoqin, you are busy first, I will bring the tea over."
There's no pretentiousness about it.
After what happened at noon, he and Yuan Chun were no different from lovers now. Of course, they still had to avoid it in front of outsiders, such as Mrs. Wang.
Baoqin didn't care, handed the two tea cups to Jia Heng, turned around and went to wash clothes with a pile of dresses.
In the wing room, Yuan Chun had put on his outer clothes and stretched out his slender hands to hang the curtain on one side with a gold hook. Even though he knew that Jia Heng was outside, he still felt a little shy.
I didn't know what happened just now, but when I heard that he was about to leave, I suddenly called Baoqin out of nowhere.
It was just for him to hear, and he seemed to want to come over and have a look.
Thinking like this, listening to the familiar sound of stilts, he raised his eyes and saw a tall and tall young man in a straight green shirt, walking in slowly, clearly holding two teacups in his hands.
"Bao Qin, this girl is usually lazy, leaving Brother Heng busy." Yuan Chun stretched out his hand to tie the butterfly buckle in front of his clothes, stood up, and said angrily.
Jia Heng smiled and said: "It's okay, it's not a heavy job. Besides, I should take care of my eldest sister."
Saying that, he came over and handed the tea cup to Yuan Chun.
Yuan Chun Yurong was stunned for a moment, her heart skipped a beat, and she actually forgot to pick up the tea cup.
What to serve, serve... her?
Just now, she was by the window and saw His Highness telling Hengdi to serve her, and then he served her like that...
Yeah, what is she thinking about?
Jia Heng sat down and said warmly: "Sister, you don't have to put on your shoes to get up. Don't catch a cold again."
Looking at Yuanchun, he had opened the quilt, and a jade foot as white as a lotus leaf poked out from the quilt.
Yuan Chun felt a little uncomfortable being looked at by Jia Heng. He quickly put his feet back and said "hmm", reached out to take the tea cup, lowered his head and took a sip. His jade-like skin was already dizzy and as bright as a peach.
pistil.
At this moment, he was still ashamed of the cough he had just made, so he tried to hide it and said, "Today's dishes are a bit salty, which makes me thirsty."
The speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional. When Jia Heng heard this, the teacup and bowl in his hand couldn't help but click. His expression paused, he raised his eyes and glanced at Yuanchun, and took a sip of tea.
It was a little salty, and he was also a little thirsty now.
If I hadn't known that Yuanchun was clueless, I would have thought he was just teasing me.
Yuanchun was sipping maple dew tea at this time, but his beautiful eyes raised from time to time, peeking at the young man. At some point, the cup of warm tea was empty.
"Sister." Jia Heng put down the tea cup, took the tea cup from Yuan Chun's hand, put it on the small table aside, and sat on Yuan Chun's bed.
"Brother Heng..." When Yuan Chun saw this, he subconsciously panicked, turned his head aside, and sat down in a slightly flustered manner.
What is he doing sitting here now?
Suddenly, I felt my delicate hand being held by someone, placed in the warm palm, and caressed gently.
Jia Heng smiled, took advantage of the situation, hugged Yuan Chun into his arms, and whispered: "I saw you just now, eldest sister. Didn't I lie to eldest sister last time?"
When Yuan Chun heard this, his heart skipped a beat, his jade face turned red, he put his head against Jia Heng's heart, and muttered: "Brother Heng, you...you and the eldest princess can't be too indulgent."
These words of concern in the past were a bit unspeakably awkward at the moment.
Jia Heng said softly: "I can do it, but where is the eldest sister?"
"I...what's wrong with me?" Hearing this, Yuan Chun's heart trembled and he almost said with embarrassment.
Jia Heng looked down at that plump, pink face and whispered: "Sister, it's not a good habit to listen to the corner."
Yuanchun's heart skipped a beat and he whispered: "Who...are you listening? I care about you. You are too ridiculous. You are also making nonsense of yourselves. Why...did you mention me just now?"
The sound from behind was almost inaudible.
"Do you care about me?" Jia Heng murmured and whispered: "Sister, our affairs seem to be suspected by Her Royal Highness the Princess."
"This..." Yuan Chun was shocked and said hurriedly: "Actually, I didn't admit it when she asked me last time. Brother Heng, don't tell His Highness. After all, there is something wrong with it."
Jia Heng said "hmm" and said, "What did she say last time?"
"She... stop asking." Yuan Chun felt a little embarrassed and said angrily.
Jia Heng looked at Yuan Chun, who was extremely shy, and his eyes paused slightly.
Yuan Chun said softly: "Brother Heng, um..."
Before he could speak, he saw the shadow approaching, and the soft, gentle breath hit his face. His pink lips softened, and then he let out a soft hum from the wings of his nose.
This time, Hengdi once again took care of him...this time he served the eldest princess just now.
However, he could not think about these things. Not long after, the unscrupulous invasion came straight towards him.
The girl's curved eyelashes trembled slightly, hiding a cluster of shadows, and her beautiful face was dyed into a cloud of red.
He gently put his hands around Jia Heng's shoulders to facilitate his work.
After a while, when Yuan Chun's delicate body was limp and she was nestling in Jia Heng's arms, she suddenly felt that her butterfly plate was being untied, and her heart was startled. She opened her closed beautiful eyes and said in a trembling voice: "Brother Heng.
,I……"
"Sister, let me take a look at the jade tiger necklace I gave you last time." Jia Heng whispered in Yuan Chun's ear.
Actually, I don’t intend to stop here and start the second episode.
He still wants to give more warmth to his eldest sister who is willing to follow him without fame or status, rather than pure lust.
Well, of course, it remains to be seen whether this is due to the sage's timing.
"Ah? Jade Tiger Necklace?" Yuan Chun looked stunned for a moment, clearly confused.
She had put away the jade tiger necklace before going to bed. What was she looking at now?
Because of the surprise, Yingtao opened her small mouth, and the pink cheeks on both sides of the hibiscus jade face became more and more pink. She immediately understood and felt ashamed.
Jia Heng stretched out his hand to unbuckle the butterfly plate, and by the light of the lamp, he opened the small coat embroidered with lotus flowers.
At this moment, Yuan Chun turned his head to the side as if struck by thunder, his face was red, and he snorted from the wings of his nose, saying: "Brother Heng, don't..."
Jia Heng said: "Sister, I just want to take a look at the Jade Tiger."
Yuanchun endured the uncontrollable shame and said "hmm" as loudly as a mosquito, but suddenly felt a movement in his heart.
Don't you want to take a look?
How?
Thinking like this, I felt an indescribable feeling well up in my heart. He put his hand on Jia Heng's shoulder, raised his head slightly, and closed his beautiful eyes tightly.
After a while, Jia Heng hugged Yuanchun, who was almost unable to control himself, and held two peach blossoms in his mouth.
Then he whispered: "Eldest sister, when you go to Xishan Villa with the eldest princess tomorrow, you can also go and have a look. It seems that you haven't walked around much since you left the palace, right?"
Yuan Chun's beautiful eyes lowered, she endured the shame and said in a trembling voice: "I haven't gone out much since I left the palace."
Jia Heng said: "I have been in the palace since I was a child and served the nobles. My eldest sister did not dare to take a second look at the palace. Now that I have left the palace, I can go out and walk more."
In fact, if you think about it, Yuanchun almost lived for the Jia family. He entered the palace at a young age and used his youth to continue the wealth of the Jia family.
"It doesn't matter where you go." Yuanchun said softly.
"I just want to spend more time with my eldest sister." Jia Heng took off his shoes, lifted the quilt, and lay on the bed with Yuan Chun, leaning on the pillow. The warm fragrance floated between his nostrils. He put his arms around Yuan Chun's fragrant shoulders and said warmly:
"If I go south to rectify the salt affairs, how about my eldest sister coming with me to Jinling?"
"Going to Jinling?" Yuan Chun was surprised when Jia Heng got on the bed. Hearing this, he quickly turned his face and asked in surprise.
Jia Heng said: "Although the imperial court has sent a cabinet minister south to inspect the salt, according to my estimation, it will be difficult to take advantage of the success, and it may also greatly intensify the party struggle. At that time, the emperor will probably send me south to rectify the salt affairs.
At that time, I rented a boat and my eldest sister went to Jinling to live in her old house for a while, so as not to be in Beijing where I couldn't take care of her."
When Yuanchun heard this, he felt happy and said with a cheerful face: "I have been to Jinling once when I was a child, but I haven't been there for many years."
As he spoke, he said softly: "Brother Heng is worried that my mother will have another setback in my marriage, right?"
Jia Heng said: "Some, but not all. I still want my eldest sister to see more of the southern scenery. If I am in the capital, I can't go out with my eldest sister to play."
Yuan Chun's jade face was beautiful, her heart was filled with sweetness, and she said happily: "Okay."
As he spoke, he buried his head in Jia Heng's heart.
As long as she can follow Hengdi for the rest of her life, she can go anywhere.
The two of them chatted for a while. Jia Heng stretched out his hand and pinched Yuan Chun's cheek. He chuckled and said, "Okay, big sister, it's getting late. You should go to sleep earlier. Stop tossing and turning. From now on we can live together."
It’s still growing.”
Hearing this, Yuan Chun's cheeks turned slightly red, and he said softly, "Hmm," and said, "Brother Heng, go ahead."
The next day, the sky was bright and clear, and it was another sunny day.
Jia Heng led the guards of Jinyi Mansion and escorted the eldest princess of Jinyang to King Zhongshun's garden in Xishan.
Xiaolvyuan
This manor, which has been built to the fullest of seventy-five, occupies a vast area and combines the exquisiteness of Suzhou gardens, including covered bridges, pavilions, Langyuan towers, carved beams and painted buildings. It can be described as unique and beautiful.
Jia Heng escorted the eldest princess's carriage to the gate of the manor. Ji Yu, the governor of Beizhen Fusi who had been waiting for a long time, led a group of generals in brocade clothes and handed over his hands to report: "Captain, we have sent people to search the manor to find the hidden people."
Stolen silver.”
In the name of external publicity, it is said that the treasury of Prince Zhongshun does not have enough money to make up for the shortfall of corruption, so other stolen money must be found.
Jia Heng nodded and asked, "Have Zhou Shun and other criminals confessed?"
Ji Yu said: "Back to the Governor, I found out that Zhou Shun could not survive the punishment. He has already told the details of the embezzlement case in the imperial mausoleum. The Weizhong Experience Department has taken the oral confessions. Once the confessions of other imperial prisoners are compiled, they will be bound into a book."
Zhou Shun once told Luo Chengwang, a lieutenant in the Construction Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, that he would commit suicide instead of causing trouble for King Zhongshun if he were to be imprisoned. However, he did not survive two days before he confessed.
Of course, it was also because the news that King Zhongshun was deposed as a commoner spread to the imperial edict, which made the relevant imperial prisoners completely lose their luck.
As for the executioners of Jinyi Mansion, they conducted sudden interrogations almost overnight last night. With so many officials, it is impossible for all of them to remain indifferent in the face of torture, and many of them confessed.
Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "Collect the files and I will present them to the court meeting tomorrow to show respect to the Holy Inquisition."
Tomorrow is the first day of the lunar calendar, and hundreds of officials will gather in the Hanyuan Hall of the Daming Palace to discuss the punishment of those involved in the corruption case involving the imperial mausoleum.
Whether it is the conclusion of the coffin of King Zhongshun, the handling of relevant officials from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, or even the departure or stay of cabinet minister Zhao Yi, it must be mentioned at the court meeting, and he must prepare all the evidence in advance.
At this time, Lianxue approached and called out softly: "Dudu Jia, His Highness has summoned you."
Jia Heng responded, then looked at Ji Yu and said: "Let people search Xiaoluyuan, focusing on cellars, ponds, rockeries, and walls. By the way, go ask the construction manager Luo Chengwang and the chief of Zhongshun Prince's Palace Shi Zhoushun.
They should know the inside story."
Ji Yu accepted it with his hands raised, and then ordered others to get busy.
In the backyard, in a pavilion with a plaque inscribed on Qing'an Thatched Cottage, the eldest princess of Jinyang was wearing a light yellow dress and a phoenix hairpin. She stood in front of the wall and looked at the hanging paintings and calligraphy. She chuckled and said: "Dudu Jia, you
Look, there are many authentic calligraphy and painting paintings from the previous dynasties hanging here. These calligraphy and paintings alone are priceless and hard to find. Take a look."
King Zhongshun was usually arty, and his temperament and hobbies can be seen from the fact that Concubine Yang in the backyard was a talented girl from the south of the Yangtze River.
This was also the hobby of the lords and nobles, which later generations called "elegance and greed". Even Jia She also liked to collect some antique calligraphy and paintings as well as fans. It was not just for decoration, but he really liked them.
Jia Heng said: "If you discount these things, it seems that tens of millions of taels of silver are still available."
"Many of these are from the property and property of the Jiangnan prisoners who were confiscated during the third year of Chongping when the prison was established, and they were used as their own to enrich their own pockets." The eldest princess of Jinyang curved her beautiful eyebrows, with a cold look in her phoenix eyes.
The color, said in a quiet voice.
When Jia Heng heard this, he said: "Register and make a register."
In his time and space, the Qing government raided homes, and antique calligraphy, paintings, objects, jade, and other movable properties were usually sold into silver by the Chongwenmen Customs and paid to the Guangzhou Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.