The Red Mansions

Chapter 904 Jin Yang: The two concubines of the Zhen family were pregnant at the same time

Chapter 904 Jin Yang: The two concubines of the Zhen family were pregnant at the same time...

Jinling, the Palace of the Princess

On the attic, the curtains hanging above the windows swayed gently in the wind, and the beauty turned her eyes happily to the nanny who was walking quickly up the stairs.

Princess Jinyang's eyes were shining, and said: "Lianxue, follow me down to have a look."

Lianxue hurriedly said: "Your Highness, why don't you just wait here, and be careful not to fall."

Princess Jinyang smiled when she heard the words, and said softly: "If you don't tell me, I still forgot, so let's wait here for him to come."

Saying that, An sat down and waited for Jia Heng to come over.

Not long after, with the sound of non-stop footsteps "dumping" from the attic, the familiar pace and rhythm passed over and landed in the ears of the beauty.

After a while, Jia Heng went around a mica screen depicting the beautiful mountains and rivers, stood on the spot, stared at the beauty in the red dress, and called: "Jinyang."

It is said that it will take ten days to return to Beijing, but it will take about a month to sail from Jinling to the capital. Seeing the beauty again, I still have uncontrollable longing in my heart.

In the past year, he and Jinyang have spent less time together and spent more time together, and Jinyang has no complaints or regrets, and now he is pregnant with his child.

Under the slender eyebrows of the willow leaves of the eldest princess of Jinyang, her soft and charming eyes are shining, looking at the young Marquis Wu in a python robe, her eyes fell on the clear face with bewilderment, and she called out softly : "Zi Yu."

Jia Heng walked a few steps quickly, took the slender hand of Princess Jinyang, and gently hugged her in her arms. A faint fragrance floated to her nostrils, and she couldn't help feeling a sense of peace in her heart, and said in a low voice, "Jinyang."

As I approached Jinling, I felt more and more like returning home.

The two hugged each other for a while, and Princess Jinyang sized up the young man who was busy in the world, and said with pity: "Brother Huang, it's true, you just came back to the capital not long ago, and you have to come here in such a hurry, you look haggard A lot."

Jia Heng smiled lightly and said, "I don't have to do the errands here in the south of the Yangtze River. I'm not in a hurry to see you and your wife. I'll listen to the children."

The child in Jinyang's womb is the proof that he came to this world.

Princess Jinyang's jade face was as red as haze, she saw a little bit of anger in her beautiful eyes, and said softly: "There is no movement yet, where are you listening?"

Jia Heng looked down at the unprotruded lower abdomen, and asked in surprise, "How come you haven't shown your bosom yet?"

Princess Jinyang was ashamed, and her voice was as soft as water, and she said, "The doctor said, it's probably spring time."

Jia Heng said softly: "This is the first time you have a baby, you should have a good life and raise it."

Saying that, she took the beauty's plain hand and sat down on the Luohan bed covered with mattresses. Lianxue brought two cups of crispy cheese tea and handed them to the two.

"I've read all the palace newspapers in the past few days, and they say that you are in charge of the division of Jiangnan provinces." Underneath the gorgeous cloud bun, the eldest princess of Jinyang has a round and jade-like face, a beautiful face, and a soft and melodious voice like a big pearl Small beads fall on a jade plate.

Jia Heng said: "It's not a difficult matter. I came here more as a formality. The main reason is to look at the detailed rules of Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps."

Princess Jinyang said softly: "Don't be careless. The influence of scholars in the south of the Yangtze River is intricate. Even though the general situation in Beijing is the same, don't be careless."

"By the way, Chanyue wrote you a letter and asked me to bring it to you." Jia Heng said, took a letter from the sleeve and handed it over.

Princess Jinyang took the letter, opened it, read it, and said, "Chanyue is in Beijing, you didn't bully her, did you?"

Jia Heng couldn't help thinking of the trembling girl with her pink lips pursed, and said softly, "She's fine now."

Princess Jinyang put the letter away, sighed softly, and said, "I don't know how to tell her about her life experience in the future."

Jia Heng said: "Didn't you always want to hide it from her?"

"You can't keep it a secret." Princess Jinyang shook her head, her eyes slightly dazed.

Can't keep it a secret, is it not just Chanyue?As his status gets higher and higher, those things from that year will gradually surface.

Seeing the beauty thinking, Jia Heng didn't want to ask more questions, picked up a cup of tea and sipped it quietly.

Princess Jinyang withdrew her thoughts, looked at the stern-faced boy, and said with a chuckle, "Where's Xianning? These days, I'm not in the capital. Is it because no one can control her?"

Jia Heng looked a little unnatural, and said: "No, Xianning is quite responsible in Beijing, and she still respects you."

Princess Jinyang smiled lightly, and said sarcastically: "It goes without saying that she must be having fun at home, is she acting like a monster on my bed?"

At the beginning, he could play the trick of secret song under the table in front of her, what else would Xianning not dare to do?

Jia Heng dodged his gaze, and said in a clear voice, "It's nothing."

It really made Jinyang guess right. Xianning not only occupied the magpie's nest, but also went too far. He clearly wanted to shake the unique feeling for Jinyang in his heart by imitating Jinyang's language.

"You can just let her mess around." Princess Jinyang reprimanded, but didn't go into details.

Jia Heng said: "By the way, I resigned from my job as the Army and Horse Commander in Wucheng."

"I saw it in the mansion newspaper. That imperial concubine is like this." Princess Jinyang's beautiful eyes were gloomy, and a trace of sarcasm curled up in her mouth, and she said: "In the future, she will have more tricks. When you provoke Xianning back then, you should think about it." There will be such a day."

Jia Heng paused for a moment, he couldn't answer these words.

Glancing around, he asked, "Where's Big Sister? Why haven't you seen her?"

The eldest princess of Jinyang said softly: "I went out with Qiufang early in the morning to check the shops in Jinling City. It's almost the Chinese New Year. Although the account books from various places have been sent over, it still needs to be checked to see if there are any frauds or pockets. Check it out."

Jia Heng asked: "How is the Zhen family doing recently?"

"Zhen Yingjia, Zhen Zhu and others have already been exiled to other places, but the female relatives are at home and have not been dealt with." Princess Jinyang said, and suddenly asked: "Then sisters Zhen Lan and Zhen Xi will follow you to the capital. how's it going?"

Jia Heng said: "Stay in the mansion, nothing else."

The eldest princess of Jinyang nodded, and suddenly a look of amazement appeared on her jade face: "It's strange to say that the two concubines of the Zhen family were pregnant at the same time, and it seems that there is not a long time between them and this palace."

This has made Liren quite confused for a long time recently, and she always feels that there is a cloud of fog.

Jia Heng's expression remained unchanged, and he asked in surprise, "What happened? When did this happen?"

It's not that he wants to hide Jinyang, but that Jinyang is pregnant. If he knows this, it may affect his mood. Only when pregnant women are more emotionally stable can they wait for delivery with peace of mind.

"It's been a month or two." Princess Jinyang couldn't help turning her beautiful eyes, observing the boy's face, there was nothing unusual when they met, and the suspicion in the depths of her heart gradually disappeared.

For some reason, she always felt that the two concubines of the Zhen family were pregnant, as if they were with her man...

Well, probably not, no matter how impossible it is to have an affair with the two concubines of the Zhen family.

After all, it's not one, but two.

It's just too shocking.

Jia Heng frowned, and said softly: "This is normal. Earlier, the King of Chu came to Jinling, and then the King of Beijing also came from Shenjing, but now he went to Hangzhou. I was going to send someone to ask the King of Beijing. How about the naval forces in Hangzhou and Fuzhou to prepare for the decisive battle with Jurchen in the coming year."

Without further ado, he quickly changed the subject.

Hearing Jia Heng mentioning Jurchen, Princess Jinyang really asked with concern: "It was reported in the residence newspaper that you are opposed to the peace talks with Jurchen, and the chief minister of the cabinet has been replaced?"

Jia Heng said in a soft voice: "Yang Guochang has retired and returned to his hometown, and there is no longer any restriction on the frontier affairs."

Yang Guochang dismissed his prime minister, although no one objected to fighting against the Eastern Captives since then.

But Old Yang had obviously dug a big hole for him with his resignation. If he didn't win the war against the captives, then he would bear the accusation of all civil and military officials in the court when he negotiated a peace war in the future.

"You are also a first-class Marquis now, so you don't need to put yourself in too much danger." Princess Jinyang thought for a while, and understood the dangerous situation, and said with pursed lips.

Jia Heng sighed, and said: "Since I became an official, I have received great kindness from the country, so I should do something. Besides, Xianning and Chanyue are both over the age of Ji, so they won't be able to wait for long."

Princess Jinyang said softly: "Then there's no need to push yourself to such a dead end, what's wrong with that yellow-haired girl in Xianning waiting for a few more years? There's nothing hindering her."

She had waited until she was in her 30s to meet this man, but Xianning was lucky, he met him right after he left the palace, and he was snatched from her, so what would it matter if she had to wait another year or two?

The current Princess Jinyang, after Jia Heng made her Marquis of Wu and she became pregnant, has a mentality that is not afraid of men eating, drinking and having fun, but afraid of thinking about proving her change.

Jia Heng said softly: "There are some things I can't help myself, well, let's not talk about these, I am not completely without a chance of winning."

Princess Jinyang looked at the young man with clear eyebrows, and said softly: "That's fine, you are only a marquis now, if you have a chance of winning, if you make meritorious deeds and become a prince, in the future even if you and my palace There is no need to worry about making a biased statement when the matter spreads."

Although the soldiers are fierce and dangerous, but he has his own incomparable features, and he doesn't need her to remind him.

Jia Heng took the beauty's slender hand, the hand felt delicate, the ten fingers were slender, gently rolled over the shoulder, and said in a warm voice: "Jinyang."

The eldest princess of Jinyang had slender eyebrows and curved eyebrows, and her beautiful eyes were as bright as water, but she felt that the boy was approached by warm breath, so she took advantage of the situation to put her hand on the boy's shoulder, and responded fiercely.

After a while, Princess Jinyang took Jia Heng's hand and said angrily, "You are really getting more and more proficient."

Jia Heng withdrew his hand resentfully, smiled lightly and said, "Maybe I'm used to it, besides, am I worried that the child will be hungry?"

Princess Jinyang: "..."

Naturally, I know this is a joke, there used to be a nurse at home full-time breastfeeding.

Jia Heng put his arms around Princess Jinyang's shaved shoulders, looked at that plump and graceful face, and said in a low voice, "Jinyang, I miss you."

Princess Jinyang's beautiful eyes were as bright as water, and a wave of longing surged in her heart, she reached out to caress Jia Heng's shoulder, and was about to hug the child.

However, at this moment, Lianxue coughed a few times, and the sound of "squeaky" came from the wooden stairs, and it was Yuan Chun and Fu Qiufang who went up the stairs.

"Brother Heng, you're back?" Yuan Chun excitedly looked at the young man when he saw the figure he had been thinking about day and night, and asked in surprise.

With a smile in his eyes, Jia Heng got up and looked at Yuan Chun, whom he had not seen for a long time. She was full of beauty, and she was dressed in a light yellow official dress embroidered with auspicious clouds and lotus patterns. Peony's cheeks were still plump, and she asked, "Big Sister, long time no see."

Yuan Chun was allowed to stay in the first place to take care of Jin Yang, otherwise he would really be reluctant to part with Yuan Chun.

Yuan Chun's beautiful eyes sparkled, he looked at the boy in python for a moment, suppressed the thought of throwing himself into the boy's arms, and asked softly, "Brother Heng, when did you arrive?"

Jia Heng smiled lightly and said, "It wasn't long after we arrived, and we talked to His Highness for a while."

As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Fu Qiufang's face aside, and nodded towards the "older leftover woman", without saying much.

Fu Qiufang saluted Jia Heng Yingying, and said in a warm voice, "Qiufang has seen Lord Hou."

Looking at the two who seemed to be sitting side by side and talking intimately just now, they were slightly startled, but their eyes lowered, and they didn't dare to look any further.

These clan emperors and nobles sometimes have chaotic relationships.

Jia Heng nodded, and said slowly: "Miss Fu, when I was in Shangqiu Mansion, I met your elder brother. He asked me to say hello to you and bring you two gifts."

As expected of a fine man, Fu Shi calculated his itinerary early and waited at the post house in Shangqiu Mansion in advance, in order to meet him.

With him being made a first-class Marquis, Fu Shi's attitude of wanting to betroth his own sister to him as a concubine, to be honest, made him a little uncomfortable.

It can only be said that people live up to their name and tend to follow others.

Fu Qiufang showed surprise on the face of the melon seeds that were thinly applied with powder, and asked, "Brother? What did he ask Master Hou to bring?"

Jia Heng said: "He brought a few special products of Xinyang Prefecture and asked me to bring them to you. I asked the accompanying guards to keep them and bring them to you later."

Hearing this, Fu Qiufang saluted again and said, "Please trouble the Marquis."

At this moment, Yuan Chun looked at the boy in the python suit, his face was full of concern, and he asked softly: "Brother Heng, how is the family? Mother and father, are Baoyu and the others all right?"

Jia Heng smiled lightly, and also wanted to pull the plump beauty across to him for a kiss, and said, "Everything is fine, it won't be Chinese New Year soon, and the house is full of excitement."

It goes without saying that Baoyu was almost killed by Jia Zheng earlier, but Yuanchun is fine in Jinling, and if he returns home, he will face the pressure of Mrs. Wang to urge her to marry.

Under Yuan Chun's slender eyebrows, his eyes fell on the envelope next to Princess Jinyang's hand, and he asked, "Brother Heng, is there a letter from home?"

Jia Heng smiled and said: "Yes, the third sister, sister Xue, and sister Lin wrote letters to the eldest sister."

Speaking of which, Yuanchun loved Baoyu so much, but Baoyu couldn't remember to write to Yuanchun at all.

After all, this is a person who travels very slowly, writes far away, and only loves in his life... In short, Hongyan Jinshu may become something that Yuanchun will be happy for a few days.

Of course, with him around, Yuan Chun will be very happy for the next period of time.

Yuan Chun happily said, "Brother Heng, what about the letter?"

Because Fu Qiufang was on the side, Yuan Chun couldn't show too much intimacy.

Jia Heng took a few letters from the side, handed them over, and said, "This is from the third sister, and sisters Lin and Xue. The sisters in the family miss the eldest sister very much."

Yuan Chunfang was overjoyed, she opened the letter paper, her plump cheeks under her curved eyebrows were full of sweet smiles.

Princess Jinyang ordered Lianxue who was at the side, and called: "Lianxue, ask the kitchen to prepare some food and wine."

Lian Xue responded, and then went down to the attic.

It was almost noon now, and it was time for lunch.

Princess Jinyang looked at Fu Qiufang and asked, "Qiufang, have the account books from all the shops been delivered?"

"It's handed over, and the silver has already entered the internal funds of Nanjing's Ministry of Internal Affairs. Her Royal Highness can go and have a look someday." Fu Qiufang said.

Princess Jinyang said: "Wait for the palace to have a look these two days."

Fu Qiufang looked at the boy in the python suit, lowered his head, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, if I have nothing else to do, I'll go back and rest first."

Princess Jinyang said softly: "There is something wrong, I will call you again, go."

Jia Heng said: "The things your elder brother asked me to bring to you earlier, let the servant girl bring them to you later."

Fu Qiufang paused for a while, and said, "Thank you, Lord Hou."

After Fu Qiufang left, Princess Jinyang said: "Although Qiufang is the daughter of a small family, she has a clear mind and can be cultivated."

Jia Heng said: "You can decide these things yourself."

At this moment, he turned to Yuan Chun and said, "Big sister, come here."

Yuan Chun's blushing plump face blushed into a glow, and said softly: "You and Your Highness haven't seen each other for a long time, you should talk more."

Even though he said so, he still moved his lotus steps and got close to Jia Heng's side, allowing the young man to grab his hand.

"She is not very well." Jia Heng took Yuan Chun's hand, hugged the beauty in his arms, and said in a low voice: "Big sister, we haven't seen each other for a long time."

The three of them did not know how many times they slept together in the same bed, but they didn't have any taboos.

Yuan Chun took a peek at the beauty, seeing that the beauty's smile was unabated, he was slightly relieved.

His Highness Jinyang is pregnant, so she must not be ignored.

Princess Jinyang smiled lightly, looked at the boy in the python suit, and said softly: "Zi Yu, Yuan Chun has been with you for so long, you will give her a child anytime."

Yuan Chun: "..."

All right, what does it mean to give her a child?

Jia Heng pulled Yuan Chun's plain hand, and the soft, fat hand felt more delicate, and said softly: "It's okay if big sister is late, we can't all go together, and it's not easy to take care of."

Yuan Chunfang was very ashamed, and said in a low voice: "Brother Heng, I don't want to have children just now... eh~"

Before he could say much, the young man held his lips, and that familiar feeling of intimacy came back again, and lovesickness flowed back and forth between his lips and teeth.

Princess Jinyang picked up the teacup, took a sip, and looked at the two of them with a smile.

After a while, Jia Heng looked at the beauty who was already pink and red, and said softly: "Big sister, it will be Chinese New Year in a while."

Yuan Chun's jade-like face was straightening out the messy skirts, her pink lips gave a slight "hmm", her beautiful eyes were as bright as water, and said, "Brother Heng, how long will you stay here this time?"

Jia Heng said softly: "A month or so, we can't stay longer, there will be war next year."

Yuan Chun's eyes turned to worry again, and he held Jia Heng's hand tightly with his backhand, and said softly, "Brother Heng should be careful in everything."

Jia Heng nodded.

While the three were talking, Lianxue went up to the attic and said, "Your Highness, lunch is ready downstairs."

Princess Jinyang smiled and said: "Okay, I'm a little hungry now, let's go down and eat."

While everyone was talking, they went down to the second floor and went to have lunch.

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Liangjiang Governor's Mansion, back house

In the garden with withered green leaves, an old man with gray hair stopped in the gazebo, looking at the flowers and trees in the courtyard that were proud of the frost and snow. The surrounding cold wind was blowing slightly, making it cold and biting, but the two of them did not avoid the cold wind, talking while walking.

"Zhatai, the Marquis of Yongning has already arrived at Jinling City." The chief secretary Bai Sixing said with deep eyes and inexplicable meaning.

Shen Fang folded his hands behind his back, his old eyes glowed like lightning, and said: "The imperial court is trying to divide the south of the Yangtze River into two, and the new governor of Anhui didn't let an official from Jiangzuo take office. It's clearly a check and balance."

Bai Sixing said: "According to the report in the residence, this seems to be the meaning of Elder Han Ge."

Shen Fang's eyes dimmed a little, and he said, "The letter just arrived yesterday, let someone take care of the overall situation."

Bai Sixing said, "How does your lord plan to act?"

Shen Fang sighed, and said: "What else can I do, I haven't completely got rid of my guilt body, so what can I do?"

If you want to counterattack, you must at least wait until you lose the battle with Donglu.

"Master Zhitai, Mr. Xu, the chief envoy of Jiangzuo, handed over a post to visit Zhitai." At this time, a middle-aged man with the appearance of a butler came quickly from the Chaoshou verandah, and said to Shen Fang.

Shen Fang said: "Let him wait in the flower hall first, I will go there right away."

With the independence of Anhui as a province, Xu Shikui, the chief envoy of Jiangzuo among Jiangnan officials, was the most eager to do this.

In the flower hall, Xu Shikui was sitting on a pear wood chair at the moment, his chubby face was obviously anxious, and he didn't even touch the teacup next to him.

"Master Taiwan is here." The housekeeper of Shen's residence shouted.

Xu Shikui's face turned serious, he stood up quickly, looked at Shen Bing and Bai Sixing who had entered the house from under the eaves, walked quickly a few steps, bowed his hands and said: "Your Majesty has met Mr. Taizu."

"Master Xu, you don't need to be too polite." Shen Fang said politely, inviting Xu Shikui to sit down.

Shen Fang said: "Master Xu came here in such a hurry, looking for the old man, why?"

Xu Shikui said: "My lord, I do not understand something, and I want to ask to see Zaotai to clarify my doubts."

As he said that, before Shen Fang could ask, he said, "Now Jiangnan is divided into two provinces. According to the rules, the Jiangzuo chief secretary should be in charge of the affairs of Anhui province. In addition, he selected and inspected officials to inspect Jiangbei, and he also served as an official in the two rivers."

Shen Fang said: "My lord Xu, please be safe and don't be impatient. Now that the imperial court selects other capable officials to preside over Jiangbei's political affairs, let's wait until Anhui establishes the vassal system before making any calculations."

With anticipation in his eyes, Xu Shikui said, "Master Shen, the Chief Secretary of Jiangzuo used to be the only one who followed the Governor-General's Office of Liangjiang. Now that this independent provincial system is established, the lower officials are afraid of damaging the majesty of the Governor-General's Office of Liangjiang."

Shen Fang heard the words and said: "Dividing provinces and establishing divisions is a major economic plan set by the imperial court. Who dares to stop it? Now we can only wait and see the changes. Besides, does Master Xu have any other ideas?"

Now it is better to be still than to move. He always plans before moving.

Seeing this, Xu Shikui said, "Master Shen, Mr. Han Ge is over there."

"Mr. Han Ge has left the Ministry of Officials, and now it is more critical, and it is even more difficult to give advice. Moreover, this time the Marquis of Yongning went south to investigate personnel, it is said that it was the old man Han Ge who gave advice." Shen Bing said.

Xu Shikui was even more surprised when he heard this.

In the Jiangnan officialdom, not only Xu Shikui, the governor of Jiangzuo, was inexplicably terrified, but also the officials of the six Jiangnan ministries were worried about this matter.

(End of this chapter)